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Utility crews stream into #Florida for hurricane payday, adventure #HurricaneIrma #Irma

Utility crews stream into Florida for hurricane payday, adventure ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Nick Chilelli had been driving his utility truck with a broken air conditioner for about 18 hours, all the way from Cincinnati, when his convoy got trapped behind a car wreck just outside Orlando, Florida, at about 2 a.m. Saturday morning. They … Continue reading Utility crews stream into #Florida for hurricane payday, adventure #HurricaneIrma #Irma

#Consumers_Energy: Storms, outages expected Wednesday into Thursday

Consumers Energy: Storms, outages expected Wednesday into Thursday Severe thunderstorms and winds of 50 miles per hour are expected to hit Southeast Michigan Wednesday, July 11 into Thursday morning, according to Consumers Energy. The company stated it is currently restocking its mobile storm units and essential materials in preparations of service outages. According to Accuweather.com, … Continue reading #Consumers_Energy: Storms, outages expected Wednesday into Thursday

Gov. Snyder activates state’s #emergency_operations center to monitor wind storm damage

Gov. Snyder activates state’s emergency operations center to monitor wind storm damage LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder has activated the state’s emergency operations center to closely monitor and share information as increasing reports of storm damage and power outages across the state are becoming available from local communities and utilities, officials announced Wednesday. “As … Continue reading Gov. Snyder activates state’s #emergency_operations center to monitor wind storm damage