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Hurricane Debby: Photos From the Co-op Response

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Tri-County Electric Cooperative crews working to restore power after Hurricane Debby swept through on Monday. (Photo Courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
Tri-County Electric Cooperative crews working to restore power after Hurricane Debby swept through on Monday. (Photo Courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
By late morning Tuesday, Tri-County Electric Cooperative had restored power to about 6,500 meters and had more than 13,300 outages remaining. (Photo Courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative in Florida was one of the first co-ops hit by Hurricane Debby when it made landfall on Monday. The co-op has restored all of the 38,000 outages caused by the storm, and some of its crews are now assisting other co-ops' restoration efforts. (Photo Courtesy: Withlacoochee River EC...
Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Madison, Florida, lost power to 19,421 of its 20,100 meters immediately after Debby struck its territory Monday, but had already restored power to about 6,500 meters by Tuesday morning. (Photo Courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative staff working around the clock to restore power after Hurricane Debby swept through its service territory on Monday. (Photo Courtesy: Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative)
A mutual aid crew from Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative prepares to head to Central Florida Electric Cooperative territory early Tuesday morning to assist with restoration efforts. (Photo Courtesy: Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative)
Crews prepare to begin restoration efforts on Monday afternoon in Tri-County Electric Cooperative territory in Florida. (Photo Courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
Despite widespread outages, Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Florida had far fewer broken poles from Hurricane Debby than it did from Hurricane Idalia in 2023. (Photo Courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
At Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative in Live Oak, Florida, Hurricane Debby knocked out power to 27,714 meters, representing 96% of the co-op’s system, but crews had already restored power to nearly 10,000 meters by Tuesday. (Photo Courtesy: Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative)
A staging area in Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative territory as the co-op braced for a deluge from Hurricane Debby. (Photo Courtesy: Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative)
At Okefenoke REMC, which serves areas of both Georgia and Florida, outages fluctuated at around 3,300 between noon and 7 p.m. Monday. Nearly all outages had been restored by Tuesday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy: Okefenoke REMC)
Twelve linemen from Hart Electric Cooperative headed to assist Planters EMC in Millen, Georgia, with restoration efforts after Hurricane Debby. (Photo Courtesy: Planters EMC)
A crew from Snapping Shoals EMC in Covington, Georgia, prepares to head to Excelsior EMC territory to help with restoration efforts following Hurricane Debby's landfall. (Photo Courtesy: Snapping Shoals EMC)
Glades Electric Cooperative crews headed to assist Clay Electric Co-op in Keystone Heights, Florida, with restoration efforts on Tuesday. (Photo Courtesy: Clay Electric Co-op)
Glades Electric Cooperative crews headed to assist Clay Electric Co-op in Keystone Heights, Florida, with restoration efforts on Tuesday. (Photo Courtesy: Clay Electric Co-op)
Hurricane Debby left standing water on Monday after blowing through Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative territory. (Photo Courtesy: Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative)
PublishedAugust 6, 2024

Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Monday along the coast of Florida before moving into Georgia and the Carolinas. Follow NRECA’s coverage for the latest updates on the co-op response.

Please submit additional photos to Blake Whitney.

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