As Tropical Storm Nicole makes its way through Northeast Florida Thursday, some residents are experiencing much-anticipated power outages due to strong winds and heavy rains impacting the area.
– , outages were sporadic across Jacksonville. As of 11 a.m. on Thursday morning, JEA said it had 87 active electric outages affecting more than 20,000 customers. That number was down by more than 5,000 from just 30 minutes earlier.JEA crews work to restore power in the San Pablo area due to Nicole
“With the wind and the widespread nature of this storm, we’re going to see outages fluctuate during the day,” JEA CEO Jay Stowe said.As outages increase, it could potentially take crews longer to get the power restored depending on the demand and weather conditions, but the safety of the crew is always a top priority.
“A couple of things are going to happen: one is that as more outages occur, it might take a little bit longer to get to them. And as the wind picks up during the day, we will have to pull crews off the grid. It’s not safe for them to be out there,” Stowe said.Along with electrical impacts, flooding along the St. Johns River and inland is also a concern that JEA has prepared to address.“We’re in good shape. We’ve gotten generators and have been able to keep our systems operating well.
Although crews will know when you’ve lost power through their system, you can report an outage, visit
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