- A big winter storm is hitting the eastern US.
- It brings ice and hard freezing rain today.
- Many homes and shops have lost electric power.
- Many local customers have lost their power supply.
- Some Southern states are badly hit by ice.
- Trees and branches become very heavy with ice.
- Heavy branches can break above-ground power lines.
- Repair workers are trying to fix the lines.
- Repairs may take days in many places.
- People have trouble at home and at work.
Difficult words
- storm — A strong weather event with wind and ice
- freezing — Very cold, below zero and making ice
- electric — Using or making electricity for lights or machines
- power supply — The electricity that goes to a home or shop
- branch — Parts that grow from the trunk of a treebranches
- repair — Work to fix something that is brokenRepairs
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever lost electric power at home?
- What do you do when roads are icy?
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