Terrifying video shows electricity surging across a frozen power line
0Terrifying video shows electricity surging across a frozen power line in Louisiana amid a historic winter storm raging across the state. The region has experienced power outages due to the extreme weather, with over 10,000 people reported to be without power in Jefferson Parish. The winter storm took down multiple power lines near the intersection of West Esplanade and Power Boulevard, according to Jefferson Parish officials. . The incredible clip was taken by Chris Fitzmorris, owner of Fitz's Plumbing and Repair Services. The phenomenon occurred after a transformer went down, causing the electric surge to occur near the power outage.Traffic was shut down around the intersection while Entergy works to repair a transformer. Across Louisiana, an estimated 58,000 people are without power as the state is ravaged by icy winter storms. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Those without power are advised to keep heat in their homes by closing any blinds or curtains or putting blankets or towels up to cover windows and provide insulation. Arctic weather that already killed 10 people and left millions without power across the country is set to continue into Tuesday, after dumping deep snow and bringing perilous conditions across swathes of the country.The NWS warned of an 'unprecedented and expansive area of hazardous winter weather' from coast to coast, with more than 150 million Americans under winter weather advisories.'Hundreds of daily low maximum and minimum temperatures have been broken during this prolonged 'polar plunge,' with some February and even all-time low temperature records in jeopardy,' it said. Share this article Share The grim conditions particularly afflicted regions unaccustomed to snow and sleet. PowerOutage.US reported more than 2.7 million people were without power in Texas, where temperatures in the major metropolis of Houston dipped to 16 degrees Fahrenheit (-9 degrees Celsius), well below average February lows of 34.A number of deaths were linked to the bad weather, and authorities urged residents to exercise caution in navigating the perilous conditions.'We did not make it through almost a year of a pandemic to lose people to a snow or ice storm,' said Governor Andrew Beshear of Kentucky, where CBS reported a man had died after icy weather caused him to lose control of his vehicle and crash. The storm has caused havoc in parts of Texas, including a 100-car pile-up on Interstate 35 near Fort Worth that killed at least six people last week.Authorities in Louisiana confirmed that a 50-year-old man died in Lafayette on Monday - the deep southern state's first death linked to the bad weather.And a young boy died on Sunday after falling into an icy pond in Tennessee, local media quoted police as saying. A separate storm front was due to hit the northeastern Great Lakes region, with New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordering emergency services