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Laura King-Homan is a contributor to the Storm & Outage Center and a communications specialist at Omaha Public Power District. She has nearly 20 years of print journalism and design experience, which lets her tell the stories of OPPD and its employees both graphically and through her writing. Laura and her husband have a teenage daughter and toddler-age son. When she’s not parenting two ends of the childhood spectrum, she’s juggling her DVR space and obsessively consuming TV and pop culture. She hopes that all of her pop culture knowledge will be useful someday, but she’s content just acing trivia quizzes for now.
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Spring showers can bring severe weather

Spring means severe weather can pop up at any time. Brush up on your severe weather safety with these tips.

OPPD continues to maintain safe, reliable service

OPPD continues to maintain safe, reliable service while assisting customers affected by flooding

OPPD responding to power outages

Power outage in Fremont; accessibility an issue for OPPD crews

Facts about your power service in a flood situation

If your home is in an evacuation area, there is a process in place to ensure the safe shut off and return of electricity service. Read on for more details.

Outage in Ashland area affecting 500 customers; partially restored at 10:47 a.m.

Wind and ice have weighty effect on power lines

See how OPPD prepares for the damaging effects of snow and ice on transmission and distribution lines – and how wind alone can be just as dangerous.

Remember simple safety when using roof rakes

Raking your roof can prevent damage, but it can also be dangerous, especially around power lines.

Prepare for winter driving with this checklist

Include these items in your car’s emergency kit as you head out on the roads this winter. With this kit in your vehicle, you’ll be prepared for winter’s driving surprises.

Look up, look out, look around this harvest season

As this busy time of year gets into full swing, it’s a good time to remember safety around power lines when driving equipment.

Restoration work continues

Outages now total less than 650, as restoration work continues tonight