Hurricane Florence: Damage and Restoration
Significant damage caused by tree fall in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Holston Electric Cooperative sent 9 lineworkers to Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation in Red Springs, NC to assist with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. (Photo courtesy: Holston Electric Cooperative)
Wiregrass Electric Cooperative line crews are helping Lumbee River EMC restore power to its members. The crews are having to deal with flooding and other obstacles but they are more than prepared to help rebuild as quickly and safely as possible. (Photo courtesy: Wiregrass Electric Cooperative)
Flooding leads to alternative transportation for lineworkers at Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative (Photo courtesy: Anothony Johnson)
Trimming and clearing downed trees is a big part of restoration efforts. (Photo courtesy: Randolph EMC)
A flooded Tri-County EMC substation in North Carolina. (Photo courtesy: Tri-County EMC)
This Brunswick EMC truck just may be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. (Photo courtesy: Brunswick EMC)
Flooding closes roads in Pee Dee Electric service territory (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric)
Corn Belt Energy crews are assisting South River EMC near Fayetteville, North Carolina (Photo Courtesy: Corn Belt Energy)
Alabama's Cullman Electric Cooperative crew battle rain and wind to assist Brunswick EMC. (Photo courtesy: Chad Thompson)
Mutual aid and contract crews are using tracked equipment to reach damaged lines in the service territory of Lynches River EC near Pageland, South Carolina. (Photo by: Lynches River EC)
Driving through flooding, Corn Belt Energy crews are assisting South River EMC near Fayetteville, North Carolina (Photo Courtesy: Corn Belt Energy)
Crew from Randolph EMC working safely in hazardous conditions. (Photo courtesy: Randolph EMC)
Flooded road in Jones-Onslow EMC service territory near Jacksonville, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy: Jones-Onslow EMC)
Tree damage taking down lines in Jones-Onslow EMC service territory near Jacksonville, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy: Jones-Onslow EMC)
Corn Belt Energy crews are assisting South River EMC near Fayetteville, North Carolina (Photo Courtesy: Corn Belt Energy)
Corn Belt Energy crews are assisting South River EMC near Fayetteville, North Carolina (Photo Courtesy: Corn Belt Energy)
Tri-County dispatchers are on shifts and will continue to monitor the storm and outages. (Photo courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
Brunswick EMC crews are methodically riding the lines to identify and safely remove trees from lines, like this one on Bricklanding Road. (Photo courtesy: Brunswick EMC)
Santee Cooper line crews hard at work to restore power. (Photo courtesy: Santee Cooper)
A series of leaning poles in Jones-Onslow EMC service territory near Jacksonville, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy: Jones-Onslow EMC)
Big trees cause big problems. Lucky for the members of Lynches River Electric Cooperative, they have awesome tree crews out in Chesterfield County, SC working to get these trees off the line and get power back on! (Photo courtesy: Lynches River Electric Cooperative)
Making repairs to the Davis Station substation. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Middle Tennessee Electric Cooperative crews and equipment head out with Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative crews to begin restoration in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
Power restoration in Roanoke EMC's service territory. (Photo courtesy: Roanoke EMC)
Apprentice lineman Zach Stewart gets ready to open a tap and change a 3-phase cross arm on the Four County system. (Photo courtesy: Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative)
Crews from Four County EMC and assisting cooperative Sequatchee Valley wait for weather to allow restoration work to begin. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Downed trees disrupt more than power. (Photo courtesy: South River EMC)
York Electric Cooperative linemen are hard at work to replace and repair the broken poles to get members' power back on as soon as possible. (Photo courtesy: York Electric Cooperative)
High winds near the North Carolina coast are leading to downed trees, limbs and in this case a pole. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
As the leading edge of rain comes in from Hurricane Florence, crews clear limbs and dead wood near roadside power lines. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
Middle Tennessee EMC's 16 volunteers are part of more than 230 volunteers working with Carteret-Craven EMC to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina.
One lineworker carries a reminder of why safety is important. (Photo courtesy: Tideland EMC)
Lee Electric crews are replacing a broken pole and cross arm 2 miles east of Cypress Landing. (Photo courtesy: Tideland EMC)
Crews from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas have arrived to assist with potential outages at Blue Ridge EMC. (Photo courtesy: Blue Ridge EMC)
Safety of crews and employees is the top priority for Union Power Cooperative as they work to restore power. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
The last major obstacle before two circuits can be energized. (Greg Morris photo from Tideland EMC)
York Electric Cooperative crew working to get a tree off of the line causing the outage for our Lakeview Circuit 6 members near Coltharp Road and Hwy 21. (Photo courtesy: York Electric Cooperative)
Missouri lineworkers provide assistance to Santee Electric Cooperative in Florence County. Here they are wading through a swamp to pick up a line. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Missouri lineworkers provide assistance to Santee Electric Cooperative in Florence County. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Horry Electric Cooperative crew works on finishing up the replacement of two utility poles in the Socastee area that, once the lines are heated up, will restore service to about 1500 members. (Photo courtesy: Horry Electric Cooperative)
Brunswick EMC crews deal with flooded roads. (Photo courtesy: Brunswick EMC)
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative crews are faced with severe flooding, periods of heavy rainfall and wind gust that slow the restoration process. (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric Cooperative)
Union Power Cooperative crews continue to make progress restoring power. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Treacherous conditions and soft ground bring about downed lines. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Union Power Cooperative lineworkers endeavor to work safely in dangerous conditions. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Union Power Cooperative lineworker works in among the trees. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Union Power Cooperative crews make progress restoring power, working in challenging conditions. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Randolph EMC crews continue to report broken poles & downed spans of wire, which account for several prolonged outages. Most broken poles have resulted from trees outside the right of way falling onto power lines because of the heavily saturated ground. (Photo courtesy: Randolph EMC)
Nine Duck River EMC lineworkers and seven trucks are aiding crews from Lumbee River EMC where flooding is an ongoing issue. (Photo courtesy: Duck River EMC)
A downed pole in the road in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Flooding in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
A broken pole dangles over the road in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Flooding in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation works with crews from Carteret-Craven EMC to restore power. (Photo courtesy: Middle Tennessee EMC)
Monitoring outages and the storm at Pee Dee Electric (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric)
Line crews at Pee Dee Electric face high winds and flooding (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric)
Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative crews continue to battle flood waters and the remnants of Hurricane Florence as they help Four County Electric Membership Corporation restore power in North Carolina. (Photo by Anthony Johnson)
Fallen trees in Four County Electric Membership Corporation service territory in North Carolina. (Photo by Anthony Johnson)
Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative crews continue to battle flood waters and the remnants of Hurricane Florence as they help Four County Electric Membership Corporation restore power in North Carolina. (Photo by Anthony Johnson)
South River EMC doing whatever it takes to get the power back on. (Photo courtesy: South River EMC)
Tree down in Pee Dee Electric service territory. (Photo courtesy: Chickasaw Electric Cooperative)
Lineworkers from Tennessee's Chickasaw Electric Cooperative are seeing significant flooding as they assist Pee Dee Electric crews in restoring power. (Photo courtesy: Chickasaw Electric Cooperative)
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2018