Power outages after Hurricane Nicole
that no matter the storm's label, it had the potential of causing damage through wind, rain and storm surge.
"This is a powerful storm. This storm will cause lots of rainfall. This storm will cause storm surge to batter our coastline, and there will be power outages because trees and debris will get into our lines and create problems," Silagy said. It was unclear how quickly power would be fully restored, but 13,000 lineworkers were positioned ahead of the storm's landfall to respond to restoration efforts. Crews would be able to safely assess damage when winds dropped below 35 miles per hour.Orange County Sheriff's Office reported
Thursday afternoon that two people had died after being electrocuted by a power line. To report a downed power line in FPL's service territory, call 1-800-468-8243. Hannah Morse covers consumer issues for The Palm Beach Post. Drop a line at [email protected], call 561-820-4833 or follow her on Twitter @mannahhorse.
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