Ames power outage
On Tuesday, June 19 the power to the city of Ames and the Iowa State campus went out due to a main transmission line being tripped by a tree branch. Here are some interesting and informative tweets from the afternoon.
Reports of power outages all over town. Traffic lights off in parts of Ames. Take caution #amespowerout
So... How long do u sit at work with no power before you just leave? Any rules on this? #amespowerout
We couldn't get gas in Ames, so we're out in the country riding the empty line hoping to find a station soon. #thedayAmeswentdark
Well played, sir. #amesblackout RT @peterholmgren I thought the only time the entire city of Ames blacked out was VEISHEA?
Glad my power came back on about 5 minutes after getting home. Nice and cool now #amespowerout #lucky
BREAKING NEWS: Students & Ames community super bored without Netflix. #amespowerout #2012apocalypse
Parks Library will remain closed today (June 19) and reopen tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. for regular hours. #IowaState #amespowerout
Halfway across the world but still aware that the power is out in Ames! #amespowerout
According to @MollyLMartens, during the #amespowerout people's first reaction is to buy beer. She came home with some Shandy #amazing
Heading up to Ames now to report on the ongoing power outage. Hit me up if you have good #amespowerout stories to tell.- Witt said the power plant needs to power back on. Will take 3-4 hours. #amespowerout
- UDCC on campus will have regular dining hours tonight, but will serve items such as salad bar, deli sandwiches and water. #amespowerout
Power goes out in Ames = everyone jumps on their phone and blows up my twitter feed. I'm alright with that. #amespowerout
Seasons is still serving dinner to the 500-600 people they expected for dinner tonight #amespowerout
