In The News

Hurricane Michael Could Leave Residents Without Power For Months

 

by Jason Hopkins

On the brink of reaching Category 5 strength, Hurricane Michael could destroy much of power grid located on the Florida Panhandle, leaving residents without electricity for weeks — or even months.

Hurricane Michael is packing 150-mph winds and intensifying as it makes landfall on the Florida coast — the strongest storm on record to touch down in the area. The National Weather Service and other meteorologists have framed the situation as a “worst case scenario” and are warning everyone in the area to seek shelter immediately.

Already, the hurricane has knocked out power for 43,000 homes and businesses in Florida. More outages are expected as Michael continues to cover ground in the Gulf Coast. Duke Energy is estimating somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 customers in Florida could lose their power.

Other power companies have expressed similar warnings.

“With a storm of this magnitude, power restoration in the hardest hit areas may take up to a week or more due to anticipated storm impacts.” Rick DelaHaya, a spokesman for Gulf Power, said in a statement on Tuesday. “But all customers need to be prepared for tropical storm-force winds, which could lead to prolonged, widespread outages.”

Michael is just a few mph shy of reaching Hurricane 5 status, the most powerful hurricane category. The catastrophic storm will likely mean: “A high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months,” according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Energy companies are not entirely sure when power can be restored following the storm’s aftermath.

“Customers can be assured that we will work every minute to restore power as long as it is safe to do so,” DelaHaya continued.

Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org

DCNF

Share
Published by
DCNF

Recent Posts

President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Saturday, June 7, 2025

Schedule Summary: President Donald Trump will attend a UFC fight Saturday night. President Donald Trump’s…

8 hours ago

Tampon Tim Suggests Democrats Start Bullying Against Trump’s Policies.    No Surprise Here: Democrats And Other Leftists Invented Bullying.

So now Tampon Timmy Walz, the failed governor of Minnesota and the failed running mate…

9 hours ago

Judge Who Allowed Harvard To Racially Discriminate Blocks Trump Order Banning Foreign Students From University

A federal judge late on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump’s…

9 hours ago

US Economy Added Slightly More Jobs Than Expected In May

U.S. job growth in May was slightly higher than expected, according to data from the…

9 hours ago

KJP Follows Her Own Compass

I have written more stories about Karine Jean-Pierre than anyone other than Joe Biden or…

9 hours ago

The Match That Could Burn Down The CCP Has Been Lit

In a dusty factory town in southwestern China, a 27-year-old worker cheated of 800 yuan ($100) in…

9 hours ago