How an Electrical Storm Brought Down a Large Chunk of theInternet: http://bit.ly/MyOOpd
Molly Oswaks
How an Electrical Storm in Virginia Brought Down a Large Chunk of the Internet
Late last night, a severe electrical storm struck over Northern Virginia, Maryland and DC, halting train traffic and felling trees.
The Washington Post lived blogged the severe electrical storm, reporting at 11:27pm:
"[W]ind gusts of nearly 80 mph have just blown through the D.C.-Baltimore region. We're getting lots of reports of power outages and some damage (Exactly how much is unclear). Metro reports that they have no power at some stations. They have sent trains back to origin points because of the weather."
Virginia Governor Bob MacDonnell has blamed the storm for the deaths of six people in that state, as well as widespread regional power outages.
Bad news for the Virginia… and also for the Internet.
