TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - Leon County and Tallahassee city officials met Friday morning to discuss plans moving forward after 80 percent of the city lost power Thursday night.
Officials reported no fatalities after the touch down of Hurricane Hermine, though they are asking people to have patience while waiting for electricity to be restored.
"We are happy to report that there were no fatalities, none reported up to this point through last night's and today's storm," said Mayor Andrew Gillum. "The bad news is that our electric utility system took a pretty substantial hit. With over 80% of our system having been effected by last night's storm."
What that means for capitol city residents is that it will take time to restore power and clean up debris.
"We want to warn that this may take a few days for our various members of our community," continued Mayor Gillum.
Officials are asking citizens to avoid fallen power lines and stay inside if possible.
"You understand that when trees fall, often times electric lines come down. And when electric lines are on the ground that makes for a dangerous situation. So we are asking that if you can stay in and keep your children in, that this is not a piece of string jumping around in the ground, this is hot electricity," said Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor.
Governor Rick Scott has offered his support in connecting Tallahassee's electric utility system to private electric utilities throughout the state. While Florida has not seen a hurricane in eleven years, Tallahassee has not experienced a storm in about 30 years.
