ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As the Florida Panhandle braces for Hurricane Michael, crews from the Tampa Bay area are on standby to assist in the case of major power outages.
Ana Gibbs from Duke Energy says line technicians are currently in the process of checking equipment, supplies and inventories should they need to head north. Workers in the company’s master control center are also monitoring for outages and prepared to dispatch crews for repairs.
Although the hurricane is forecasted to strike the Panhandle, coastal counties in the Tampa Bay area could also see outages due to tropical storm-force winds. Gibbs says customers should know how to report power outages in advance of the storm. For more information, click here.
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