THIS MESSAGE CAME REGARDING OUR NEXT ONSLAUGHT OF WEATHER HERE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY:

Dear Washington Electric Co-op member:

Major Storm Moving in Sunday—Outages Possible

Washington Electric Co-op has experienced few outages due to recent snowstorms, including the most recent one on Thursday, April 12^th.

It is hard to predict which storms will do damage and cause outages, as this will vary based on the type and volume of precipitation, wind speed and direction, elevation and other factors. The type of weather we have had so far this winter has not caused any major extended outages on WEC’s system.

However, a large classic “Nor’easter” is expected to move into our area during the day on Sunday, April 15^th. It is too soon to predict what type of precipitation will occur, but this storm is expected to bring high winds as well. We hope we don’t have any problems, but we may. As always, we urge you to be prepared with supplies (batteries, water, food) in the event you do experience an extended outage.

WEC’s crews will be on standby and ready to go if necessary. We will be participating in a conference call on Sunday morning with other utilities and state emergency management officials to review the most current weather update.

For advice on being prepared for outages and for information about how your Co-op goes about restoring power during major storms, click on the “Outage Information” link on our website: www.washingtonelectric.coop.