Current Power Outages for Talquin and City of Tallahassee

UPDATE: Friday, July 3rd Midnight

Talquin is reporting outages in the following areas.

The City of Tallahassee is reporting 51 outages, as of 11 p.m. Thursday.

UPDATE: Thursday, July 2. 8:30 am:

Talquin is still reporting power outages in these areas:

"The storm that moved through our service area on Tuesday has wreaked havoc on many parts of our system much akin to tropical storm devastation. While every available employee in addition to multiple crews from nearby co-ops are working round the clock, we still have about 200 Members without power due to broken poles and very large downed trees. As we assess the system, more and more complex repairs have been discovered as seen below. Talquin crews and support staff are working as quickly and safely as possible and will work continuously today and tonight."

The City of Tallahassee

There are still about 400 customers without power as crews continue to work day and night to restore power.

UPDATE: Wednesday, July 1, 9:00 pm: As of 9 p.m., Talquin Electric is reporting 665 customers still without power. They say their crews will be working throughout the night to restore power to all customers.

As of 8 p.m., the City of Tallahassee had 2,813 customers without power. Impacted areas include Huntington Woods, Hartsfield Way, Chestwood/Spoonwood/Willow, Fairlane/Sherwood/Sharon/Sunset and Kennilworth/Ivandhoe/Lasswade.

Check back with www.wtxl.tv for updates.

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Update: Wednesday, July 1, 5:30 pm:

As of 4 p.m., the City of Tallahassee has approximately 3,300 customers without electric service. Crews continue to respond. Some of the general areas experiencing large outages include:

·         Sunrise Road

·         Sunset Lane / Sharon Road / Sherwood Drive

·         Lakeview Drive

·         Palace Place / Holley Terrace Lane / Sarahwood Lane

·         Woodville Highway south of Larchmont Lane

·         Duparc Circle

·         Fuller Road / Okeeheepkee Road / Livingston Road

·         Huntington Woods neighborhood

·         Chestwood Avenue / Spoonwood Drive / Woodlawn Drive / Maplewood Avenue

The City Electric Utility staff is working 16-hour shifts, around the clock, to restore service.  A crew from Thomasville, Ga., has also been brought in to assist. While work continues on the largest outages, additional crews have begun addressing the smaller outages across the community.  Crews will work throughout the night and into tomorrow until all service is restored. 

Public Works

Below is a list of road closures; this list might not be comprehensive as this is still a fluid situation. Other roads could also be impacted. Staff in the traffic management center is monitoring signals and making adjustments to move traffic. Please use caution and expect delays. Please obey all barricades and emergency crew directions.

·         Sharer Road at Fulton Road

·         Whitney Drive

·         Lotus Drive

·         A.J. Henry Park Drive

·         Longford Drive at Tyron Circle

·         Wahalaw Nene Court at Cinnapakin Nene

·         E. Jefferson Street at Broward Street

·         Mayhew Street at Airport Drive

·         Winifred Drive at Sasanqua Drive/ Mahan Drive – lane blocked

·         Silvermaple Drive at Wintergreen Road/Riggins Road

·         Trescott at Chamberlin Drive – lane blocked

Solid Waste Services

Operations and pickup schedules for City residential Solid Waste Services customers will remain unchanged.

Extra collection crews are being assigned to storm debris cleanup through Wednesday, July 8. Citizens are asked to place yard waste at the curb according to the City’s guidelines:

·         grass clippings, leaves, pine straw and shrub trimmings, placed in heavy duty trash bags or small cardboard boxes

·         small limbs, no larger than 6 feet long and four inches in diameter, placed in piles no higher than four feet.

·         Larger items must be taken to the Leon County landfill on Apalachee Parkway; if citizens use private tree service companies, the company must remove larger items including major limbs, stumps and large tree trunks.

All tree limbs, and other yard debris as appropriate, will be taken to the Leon County Solid Waste Management facility, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, to be turned into mulch. The facility provides free mulch for Leon County residents Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturdays, only hand-loading of mulch is available; however, this Saturday, July 4, due to the holiday, the facility is closed.

Storm-related information is available on Talgov.com and Twitter.com/COTNews.

Talquin:

Due to a large number of fallen trees and broken poles, restoration efforts will continue past dark. Talquin crews along with mutual aid from other Florida co-ops will continue to restore power as safely and efficiently as possible. Total outage count is below 1000 meters now.

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Update: Wednesday, July 1, 3:00pm:

Currently approximately 4,600 City customers are without power throughout Tallahassee. Crews will continue to work until power is restored. The Electric Utility has a system that is tracking outages to ensure crews respond to each area impacted.

Road Closures

Below is a list of known road closures. Crews are working diligently to clear fallen trees and debris from the roadways. Staff in the traffic management center is monitoring signals and making adjustments to move traffic. Please use caution and expect delays. Please obey all barricades and emergency crew directions.

• Blair Stone Road at Centerville Road
• MLK Jr. Boulevard at Seventh Avenue
• Sharer Road at Fulton Road
• Whitney Drive
• Lotus Drive
• A.J. Henry Park Drive
• Van Castle Drive
• Longford Drive at Tyron Circle
• Wahalaw Nene Court at Cinnapakin Nene
• E. Jefferson Street at Broward Street
• Mayhew Street at Airport Drive
• Hartsfield Way at Hartsfield Drive
• Winifred Drive at Sasanqua Drive/ Mahan Drive – lane blocked
• Silvermaple Drive at Wintergreen Road/Riggins Road

Traffic Signals

Signal outages have been repaired. As this is still a fluid situation, others could also be impacted. Motorists are advised to allot extra time for their travels today and to use caution. Intersections where signals are not functioning should be treated as four-way stops.

For continuing updates, please check Twitter.com/COTNews and Twitter.com/COTTraffic.

Talquin reported power outages:

Outage Count - 1,051

Gadsden County - 26

Leon County - 568

Liberty County - 65

Wakulla County - 392

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Update, 12:17 pm: Talquin Electric Cooperative, power outages peaked at over 26,000 accounts. As of noon on Wednesday power has been restored to all but 1,370 customers.

Gadsden County - 100

Leon County - 674

Liberty County - 56

Wakulla County - 538

The City of Tallahassee Utilities reported that over 30,000 City customers are without power as of Wedsnday morning.

Road Closures

Below is a list of known road closures. Crews are working diligently to clear fallen trees and debris from the roadways. Staff in the traffic management center is monitoring signals and making adjustments to move traffic. Please use caution and expect delays. Please obey all barricades and emergency crew directions.

• Martin Luther King Jr. at Seventh
• Sharer at Fulton
• 3240 Whitney Drive
• Valley Green
• Blair Stone at Centerville
• Traffic Signals

Below is a list of known traffic signal outages. As this is a fluid situation, others could also be impacted. Motorists are advised to allot extra time for their travels today and to use caution. Intersections where signals are not functioning should be treated as four-way stops.

• Alabama – Old Bainbridge
• Ausley – Jackson Bluff
• Blair Stone – Centerville
• Centerville – Fleichmann
• Centerville – Wood Gate
• Copeland – Jefferson
• Copeland – Pensacola
• Glenview – Thomasville
• Macomb – Virginia
• Pensacola – Rail Road
• Seventh – Gibbs

For continuing updates, please check Twitter.com/COTNews and Twitter.com/COTTraffic.

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UPDATE, 10:23 p.m. GADSDEN CO., Fl. (WTXL) - As of 10:00 p.m., Talquin Electric says 7, 636 customers are still without power. Crews will continue to work throughout the night to restore power, but according to Talquin, power restoration times could exceed 24 hours.

Below is the number of outages per county that Talquin is reporting as of 10:00 p.m.:

Gadsden County: 669

Leon County: 2482

Liberty County:1603

Wakulla County: 2882

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UPDATE, 9:00 p.m. GADSDEN CO., Fl. (WTXL) - Talquin Electric is reporting more than 11,000 outages as of the 9:00 p.m. hour, with multiple reports of trees down across power lines and roads. They say while all of their crews work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible, power restoration times could exceed 24 hours.

According to Talquin's Facebook page, anyone on a medical essential account or on oxygen are encouraged to make other arrangements until power is restored.

Below is the latest number of outages, broken down by county:

Gadsden County: 752

Leon County: 5988

Liberty County: 884

Wakulla County: 3710

Check back with www.wtxl.tv for updates.

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UPDATE, 7:00 p.m. GADSDEN CO., Fl. (WTXL) - Talquin Electric has just posted an update to their power outages. The total number of customers without power is 18,569, according to their Facebook page. The breakdown per county is as follows:

Gadsden County: 3765

Leon County:7881

Liberty County:1282

Wakulla County: 5641

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UPDATE, 6:44p.m. GADSDEN CO., Fl. (WTXL) - Talquin Electric is reporting that over 17,000 customers are without power. Below is the outage count Talquin is reporting on their Facebook page:

Gadsden County: 4586

Leon County:6536

Liberty County:1569

Wakulla County: 4969

Talquin customers can report an outage by calling:1-866-899-4832 (Automated System) 1-888-802-1832 (Live Operator).

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TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - Severe weather in the Big Bend is causing power outages throughout the area.

As of 5:30 p.m. the City of Tallahassee is reporting several power outages and road closures within the city.

There are several roads closed throughout the city including Olsen Road, Kilkenny Drive, and Castlebar Circle. There are crews working to remove debris on Raymond Diehl between Limerick and Blarney in addition to issues being reported on Limerick and Louth.

The City also tweeted, "Roads closed as of 5:30: Vassar, Welwynn/Gardenview, 3500 block of Raymond Diehl, Barbary, Whitney Dr W (power lines down) ...... (cont.) Raymond Diehl/Royal Plam & Needle Palm Way "

The city also says one lane of Killearny Way at Thomasville Rd has been re-opened as crews continuing to clear debris. 

Power outages near these locations are affecting 928 customers:

10 customers impacted near:

709 customers impacted near:

869 customers affected near:

4000 customers affected near:

The city says they have returned power back to 2211 customers near Hartsfield, Cumberland, Trimble and Portland areas.

According to the Talquin Electric Facebook page, there are large number of customers without power in their areas.

They say Gadsden County has 112 customers without power, Leon County has 381, Liberty County has 17 and Wakulla County has 1.

Jackson County is reporting several road closures in the county:

Bar L Ranch Road - Open to local traffic only

Biggs Road - Open to local traffic only

Iron Bridge Road at Cry Creek Road - The bridge is closed

Weddington Road - This road is passable but it is recommended to use extreme caution