Re: Major Texas Outages

[Joe Shaw <jshaw () insync net>]

Yes, it's been a wonderful weekend for those of us in the Lone Star State.
Only 2 months ago, we were in the middle of one of the worst droughts in
a long time.  

Joe
Putting on my raincoat...

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Deborah Ann Smith wrote:

> Major circuits down around San Antonio and Austin due to inclement
> weather.. (Flooding in San Antonio, Tornados and rain all over).  Expect
> more problems as Storm heads northeast to Houston.
>
> National Guard is letting no one into failure area in San Antonio.
>
> All Telcos and ISPs with lines in that area  affected. 
> Worldcom stopped counting after 75+ DS3s went down.
> SWB stopped dispatches around 9pm. EST (See National Guard).
>
>
> -Deb
>
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> Deborah  A. Smith                   das () digex net
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