I ' m actually having trouble getting a weather report because all the stations want to show is their fool cub reporters standing out in the wind and ankle deep water talking about power outages and trees blowing in the wind . Not trees down mind you , but Blowing . In .

Question: Why are the so many power outages being reported in the news ?
Answer: There is strong storm in place and it is knocking down power lines .The water is flooding the power stations and creating power outages .The trees are blowing their branches into the power lines causing outages .There is a heat wave and a heavy demand on power causing outages .