TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Hurricane Isaias brought down trees and power lines across Tallahassee, leaving thousands of customers without power overnight.
Crews with the City of Tallahassee worked overnight and into Saturday to restore electricity following the storm.
“They were out here working on everything,” said Tallahassee resident Carl Whittington. “It was a great response.”
Whittington lives in the Indianhead Acres neighborhood. He said, during the storm Friday, strong wind gusts sent tree limbs crashing onto homes and his deck.
“There were some good gusts. I was out on the deck at one point with my dog, and a gust came in, and I started hearing limbs falling on houses,” he said.
The storm brought back memories of the tornadoes that struck the neighborhood in 2024. Whittington said it took two years to repair his home after the damage. “I’m relieved I don’t have to go through that again, but I feel bad that other people have to go through it to the west of here now,” he said.
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More than 37,000 City of Tallahassee electric customers lost power during the storm, according to a city spokesperson.
A fallen pine tree brought down power lines along Semalachee Drive in Whittington’s neighborhood, where crews worked to restore service.
“We had some lines that were broken, so we had to put them back together, get them back in the air, and refuse it,” said George Peddie, a foreman with the City of Tallahassee Electric Department.
Peddie said crews worked 16-hour shifts alongside tree crews and other city departments to restore power across the city.
Although power restoration efforts continued Saturday, Peddie warned that saturated ground and rain-heavy tree limbs could create additional hazards.
Officials urge residents to stay away from downed power lines and contact their utility company if they see one.
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