[Oremem/Idamem] PP 142340Z AUG 03 ACTUAL INCIDENT DARK DAY EASTERN SEABOARD USA

[John E Jewkes-AAA0OR-AAA0ID]

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PP 142340Z AUG 03 ZOF ZEN 
FM JOHN JEWKES/AAA0OR OR/AAA0ID ID
TO DOMS/ AN3DOMS MD
INFO ZOF JAMES BANKS/AAA9W AZ/AAA9USA AZ
ZOF NNN0EHG OR/NMCM ECOM/AAA9USA AZ
ZEN NNN0GBP OR/NMCM SMD OR
ZOF AFF5C UT OR/UT SMD AFMARS/AAA9USA AZ
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UNCLAS
ACTUAL INCIDENT
SUBJECT: EEI REPORT/NORTHEAST USA
1. DARK DAY 
A. POWER GRID FAILURE EASTERN SEABOARD USA
B. MOST ARE ON EMERGENCY POWER OR HAVE CLOSED NON-EMERGENT
OPERATIONS.
C. NEW YORK CITY HAS CLOSED ALL BRIDGES TO VEHICLES. MASS 
TRANSIT (EXCEPT BUSES) ARE OUT OF OPERATION DUE TO LACK 
OF POWER. DETROIT, MICHIGAN REPORTS ALL EXCEPT BUSES AND 
SOME DIESEL TRAINS ARE NON-OPERATIONAL. CLEVELAND, OHIO 
REPORTS SOME ISOLATED AREAS HAVE RESTORED POWER, BUT MOST
INTERSECTIONS ARE IN GRIDLOCK.  
D. POWER GRID BEGAN FAILING AT 141811Z AUG 03 WHEN A SURGE 
HIT THE NIAGRA/MOHAWK POWER PRODUCING PLANT, POSSIBLY FROM
PROBLEMS IN CANADA. MANY WATER SYSTEMS HAVE LESS THAN TWO
HOURS SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER WITHOUT POWER FOR FILTERING. 
E. WATER SYSTEMS FAILING IN NEW YORK CITY,NY; CLEVELAND, 
OHIO; TOLEDO, OH; NEWARK, NJ; DETROIT, MI;
POWER GRID DOWN IN CENTRAL EAST COAST REGION, WITH MINOR
RESTORATIONS ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
F. TELEPHONE AND CELLULAR PHONES OVERLOADED. MANY INTERNET 
LINKS ARE ALSO OVERLOADED, AS MANY EAST COAST SERVERS ARE 
OFFLINE, AND ISP'S HAVE REROUTED INTO NON-AFFECTED SERVERS
ELSEWHERE AROUND THE USA.
RADIO AND TV STATIONS ARE RUNNING ON REDUCED POWER AND 
THEIR GENERATION EQUIPMENT, OR HAVE GONE OFF THE AIR. 
HAM NETS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ON 3990 KHZ AND LOCAL VHF
SIMPLEX. SEVERAL CITIES HAVE ACTIVATED ECOM FACILITIES.
G. ECOM NET 3990 KHZ 142025Z AUG 03; 1190 KEX RADIO NEWS 
142045Z AUG 03; MARS ECOM NET NMCM VHF LOCAL RPTR 142140Z 
AUG 03; CNN SATELLITE FEED TELSTAR 5, TRANSPONDER 21 
142315Z AUG 03;
H. PER CON-EDISON MANAGEMENT, POWER IS EXPECTED TO BE 
RESTORED NO LATER THAN 150801Z AUG 03; AT PRESENT, MOST 
MAJOR CITIES HAVE MOBILIZED ADDITIONAL POLICE, FIRE AND EMS 
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, AND DO NOT EXPECT TO NEED THE 
NATIONAL GUARD UNLESS POWER TAKES LONGER THAN STATED TO 
RESTORE. MANY OF THESE CITIES HAVE ALSO UTILIZED HAM AND 
MARS STATIONS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR POST-9-11 ECOM OPNS 
PLANS. OREGON AND IDAHO MEMBERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LISTED 
EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES FROM THE NETPLAN TO BE PREPARED TO 
RELAY TRAFFIC INTO/OUT OF AFFECTED AREAS. SHARES STATIONS 
WHO ARE ALSO MARS MEMBERS SHOULD ALSO MONITOR THE FEDERAL 
FREQUENCIES/SHARES FREQUENCIES LISTED IN THEIR SHARES 
MANUALS.
ACTUAL INCIDENT
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