- Date
- 2003-11
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherdisasterenergyinfrastructurecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In mid-November 2003, severe winds and fifteen-foot waves kept the ferry at the dock and caused a temporary Beaver Island power outage. Trees were cleared from lines and service returned the next morning; the report says no one was hurt.
Evidence limits
The newspaper account does not provide measured wind observations, a complete outage duration, or a utility incident report.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “What a difference a day makes...”.Reports sixty-mile-per-hour winds, fifteen-foot waves, a ferry delay, a widespread power outage, downed trees, and restoration the following morning without reported injuries. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “November windstorm brings high waves and a temporary Island power outage”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-november-wind-power-outage-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “What a difference a day makes...”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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