Christmas 2015 in Alabama will be remembered for wild weather – from warm temperatures and heavy rains to destructive tornadoes.

Alabama Power crews worked into the night on Christmas to get the lights back on in tornado-torn southwest Birmingham – some traveling from as far as Montgomery and Mobile to help. Meanwhile, the company’s hydro teams worked through the holidays to manage high water at Alabama Power dams to reduce flooding downstream.

But they are just the tip of the holiday icicle. Many more Alabama Power employees worked through the holidays, on day and night shifts, to meet the needs of customers.

Here is a photo gallery of just a few of our folks, at power plants, operations centers and customer service offices, who gave up their holidays to help make our customers’ holidays brighter.

Alabama Power employees monitor the company’s service territory.

Plant Miller employee inspects a piece of equipment.

Another Plant Miller employee working through the holiday to keep the lights on for customers.

Plant Miller employee inspects machinery.

Answering the call to work on any day and in all types of weather comes with the job for many Alabama Power employees.

Plant Miller employee

Plant Miller employee

Plant Gorgas employee

Alabama Power customer service employees in Montgomery work through the holidays to help customers.

Alabama Power employee Steve Messina waves as we works through the holiday.

Plant Gorgas employee

Plant Gorgas employee