downed power lines
Storm-toppled electrical wires
Downed power lines are electrical cables that have fallen from their poles or towers, typically from storms, accidents, or equipment failure.
They pose serious danger—a live wire on the ground can electrocute anyone who touches it or even approaches too closely.
Stay away from downed power lines and assume they're live.
The phrase appears constantly in emergency broadcasts and safety warnings.
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- high voltageDangerous electrical potential
- outageLoss of electrical service
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- storm damageHarm from severe weather
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- weather damagestorm damage, wind damage, hail damage, flood damage, tornado damage
- winter hazardsavalanche, black ice, blizzard, frostbite, hypothermia
- ice stormsfreezing rain, sleet, ice pellets, ice buildup, black ice