Outages around these parts due to wind or ice damages often involve replacing meter sockets, masts, service drops, point of attachment, because any or all of those mentioned components got ripped off the side of the building or at least severely damaged when (usually) a tree branch falls on the service drop. Of course when drop to a specific customer is ripped down an EC is usually involved with putting it back together, but sometimes there are customers that have no damage on their premises or their drop, but are still out because of downed lines elsewhere. They are not notified when power is to be restored, it just comes on when ready, so if something were left on from the time power went out or even switched on while power was out - it will start and will not care if someone is there to tend to it or not.
