Utility Crews Restoring Power Following Michael

Hurricane Michael made landfall Wed., 10/10/2018 at 12:15 CDT near Mexico Beach, FL, as the strongest storm on record to hit the Florida Panhandle, a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds and pressure of 919 mbar.   In the aftermath, over 1 million utility customers in the Southeastern U.S. were estimated to have lost power, over 400,000 in Florida alone, with major damage to the electric power system along Michael’s path.

Appreciation goes out to Florida utility crews working diligently to restore power in the panhandle, and all those utilities who have come in to provide assistance (mutual aid) from around the state and around the country.

Below are highlights of just a few of the many restoration activities in the  Tallahassee area where mutual aid is being provided.  Tallahassee, as of the time of this post, has around 37,000 customers remaining without power, down from over 110,000 following the storm.