Alabama Power focuses on restoring outages in the state due to Irma
Alabama Power crews have been working through the night, often in hard-to-reach areas, to restore power outages caused by Tropical Storm Irma. (Brittany Faush / Alabama NewsCenter)
Alabama Power crews worked throughout the night and are shifting resources within the state so more crews can assist with the more than 20,000 remaining outages caused by Tropical Storm Irma.
Irma update: This morning we’re shifting crews to help in the hardest hit areas. 20,000 outages statewide. pic.twitter.com/4bHQuADbS8
— Alabama Power (@alabamapower) September 12, 2017
About 71,000 Alabama Power customers were affected as Tropical Storm Irma brought wind and rain into the state Monday into early Tuesday.
There are currently 12,300 customers still out in the Phenix City area, 3,000 out in the Roanoke area, 4,200 out in the Auburn-Opelika area and 800 out in the Birmingham metro.
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