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Harvey customers without power as severe storms move through the area

Headlines cover various severe weather impacts and power outages across different regions, not a single shared event.

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What happened Thousands are without power across Southeast Louisiana as storms move through the area.
The headline split WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Harvey customers without power as severe storms move through the area". WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) frames it as "Thousands of Orleans, Jefferson Parish residents without power due to storms".
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 22, 1:15 AM

Harvey customers without power as severe storms move through the area

Harvey customerswithout power

Thousands are without power across Southeast Louisiana as storms move through the area.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Aug 22, 3:18 AM

Severe storms leave trail of damage across Charlotte

Severe storms left a trail of damage across Charlotte Friday night, downing trees, blocking roads and damaging homes as residents began cleaning up.

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 22, 1:24 AM

More than 17K without power across parts of southeast Louisiana

17K without powersoutheast Louisiana

Thousands are without power as storms sweep across the area Friday evening.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 22, 1:06 AM

Chicago weather: Potentially strong storms in forecast; Severe Thunderstorm Watch for area | Radar

Potentially strong stormsSevere Thunderstorm WatchChicago

There is potential for severe storms to develop in the Chicago area Friday.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 22, 12:50 AM

Over 2,600 customers without power in Randolph County, downed trees and power lines

2,600 customers without powerRandolph Countydowned trees and power lines

Duke Energy estimates that power will return shortly after midnight.

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WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans)News report · Aug 22, 12:37 AM

Thousands of Orleans, Jefferson Parish residents without power due to storms

Thousands of residents across the Greater New Orleans area are without power due to thunderstorms, according to the Entergy outage map.

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Aug 22, 12:37 AM: WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Aug 22, 12:50 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Aug 22, 1:06 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Aug 22, 1:15 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.