Storm Recovery
Photo Gallery: The Co-op Response to Winter Storm Fern
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Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association crews work to repair downed lines and restore power near Batesville, Mississippi. (Photo Courtesy: TVEPA Line Foreman Bryan Roebuck)
Southwest Tennessee EMC marked significant progress in its restoration efforts on Jan. 27. (Photo By: Southwest Tennessee EMC)
Crews from Southwest Electric Cooperative work their way through dense conditions to reach downed power lines in Jefferson County, Mississippi. (Photo Courtesy: Jeremy Smith/Southwest Electric Cooperative)
A lineman works to restore power in Middle Tennessee Electric's service territory. (Photo Courtesy: Middle Tennessee Electric)
Heavy-duty equipment bulldozes snow to gain access to downed lines in Otero County Electric Cooperative's territory. (Photo Courtesy: Otero County Electric Cooperative)
South Kentucky RECC crews clear and repair broken poles and downed wires with additional contract crews and mutual aid from across Kentucky and Illinois. (Photo Courtesy: South Kentucky RECC)
Seven Coastal Electric Cooperative linemen help restore power at Habersham EMC in Clarksville, Georgia. The Florida-based linemen are part of the 400 responders aiding Habersham EMC. (Photo Courtesy: Coastal Electric Cooperative)
Florida's Clay Electric Cooperative sent 13 employees north to Georgia to support Amicalola Electric Membership Corp. in Jasper with restoration efforts. (Photo Courtesy: Clay Electric Cooperative)
Crews from Southwest Tennessee EMC work to restore power in 75 active trouble spots on Jan. 26. (Photos Courtesy: Southwest Tennessee EMC)
Clay County Electric, Craighead Electric, South Central Arkansas Electric, Woodruff Electric and AECI Utility Solutions have been assisting Tombigbee Electric in Tallahatchie, Mississippi. This effort includes 94 linemen and support personnel. (Photo Courtesy: Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc.)
Meriwether Lewis EC crews return to work early on Jan. 26 to continue restoration efforts across the cooperative’s five-county service area. (Photo Courtesy: Meriwether Lewis EC)
Linemen from Rio Grande Electric Cooperative faced brutal conditions as they worked to restore power in their New Mexico and Texas territories on Jan. 25. (Photo Courtesy: Rio Grande Electric Cooperative)
The sun rises Jan. 26 in Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative's territory in Texas. (Photo Courtesy: Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative Inc.)
Amicalola EMC's trucks are readied to restore power to 670 members in 35 separate locations on Jan. 26. (Photo Courtesy: Kennon Nazerian/Amicalola EMC)
Habersham EMC crews worked through the night to restore power and internet services. (Photo Courtesy: Habersham EMC)
A large pine crashed onto a truck from South Kentucky RECC, showing the dangerous conditions linemen are facing. (Photo Courtesy: South Kentucky RECC)
Two linemen from Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative were heading to a call when a tree fell onto their truck in South Carolina. The co-op reported that both men were unharmed but reminded members of the dangerous conditions they work in. (Photo Courtesy: Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative)
Amicalola EMC has battled ice and wind to restore power in Georgia with an assist from mutual aid crews. (Photo Courtesy: Amicalola EMC)
A lineman's view of the storm at Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative. (Photo Courtesy: Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative)
A Wake Electric technician monitors potential trouble spots in the North Carolina co-op's service territory. (Photo Courtesy: Wake Electric)
Crews from Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. worked through blinding conditions to restore power in the Bowling Green, Kentucky. (Photo Courtesy: Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.)
Duck River Electric crews work to restore an outage caused by a fallen tree. (Photo Courtesy: Duck River Electric)
South Kentucky RECC linemen work in treacherous conditions to restore outages caused by ice and downed limbs. (Photo Courtesy: South Kentucky RECC)
Middle Tennessee Electric linemen encounter snapped power poles due to ice accumulation. (Photos Courtesy: Middle Tennessee Electric)
A lineman from Central Texas Electric Cooperative clears frozen branches from ice-covered power lines. (Photo Courtesy: Central Texas Electric Cooperative)
Ice weighs on the distribution lines of Tombigbee Electric Power Association in Mississippi. (Photo Courtesy: Tombigbee Electric Power Association)
Crews from Deep East Texas Electric Cooperatives work to restore power amid freezing temperatures. (Photo Courtesy: Deep East Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Employees gather at the Southport, Florida, office of Gulf Coast Electric to embark on the drive to Laurens, South Carolina, to assist Laurens Electric Cooperative with winter storm outage restoration. (Photo Courtesy: Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative)
Crews from Habersham EMC in Georgia assess the damage and work to restore power in the Clarkesville area. (Photos Courtesy: Habersham EMC)
Noble Cooperative Electric's linemen from southwestern Minnesota head to Virginia to assist with power restoration efforts. (Photo Courtesy: Noble Cooperative Electric)
Otero County Electric Cooperative Inc.'s lines disappeared beneath the snow-laden limbs in New Mexico. (Photos Courtesy: Otero County Electric Cooperative Inc.)
Brady Whobrey, Chandler Mudd and Travis Langley of Warren RECC in Kentucky fit chains to add traction to their truck in advance of the storm. (Photo Courtesy: Warren RECC)
Ice-laden trees threaten ice-covered power lines in Rusk County Electric Cooperative's East Texas territory on Jan. 24. (Photo Courtesy: Rusk County Electric Cooperative)
Crews from Choctaw Electric Cooperative in eastern Texas continued to work through the outages as ice-laden trees fell across power lines. (Photo Courtesy: Choctaw Electric Cooperative)
Lineworkers from Peace River Electric Cooperative in Florida prepared to depart for Snapping Shoals EMC in Georgia to assist with storm restoration. (Photo Courtesy: Peace River Electric Cooperative)
A crew from Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Florida heads to Central Georgia Electric Membership Corp. to assist with storm restoration. From left: Casey Tuten, Cody Holden, Keistin Anderson, Jacob Walker and Trey Killingsworth. (Photo Courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
Linemen from Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative in Newport, North Carolina, head out to assist Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corp. in northwestern North Carolina. (Photo Courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
Sixty Minnesota lineworkers from more than a dozen co-ops across the state head to Virginia to assist Rappahannock Electric Cooperative with power restoration efforts. (Photos Courtesy: Minnesota Rural Electric Association)
PublishedJanuary 22, 2026