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Thousands of power outages reported across NH as thunderstorms move through

Thousands of power outages have been reported across New Hampshire on Thursday. You can see a live look at outage numbers in the story below.

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What happened Thousands of power outages have been reported across New Hampshire on Thursday. You can see a live look at outage numbers in the story below.
The headline split WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Thousands of power outages reported across NH as thunderstorms move through". The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) frames it as "N.J. live power outage tracker: Strong gusty winds knock out power to thousands of homes".
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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Jun 18, 9:42 PM

Thousands of power outages reported across NH as thunderstorms move through

Thousands of power outages have been reported across New Hampshire on Thursday. You can see a live look at outage numbers in the story below.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 9:00 PM

Strong wind gusts lead to thousands of power outages in Western Pennsylvania

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Many power outages were reported as strong wind gusts continued in the Pittsburgh area on Thursday.

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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Jun 18, 8:20 PM

N.J. live power outage tracker: Strong gusty winds knock out power to thousands of homes

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See the latest power outage numbers reported across the Garden State on Thursday, June 18.

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Jun 18, 8:20 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Jun 18, 9:00 PM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.

Jun 18, 9:42 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

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