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COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – As Hurricane Helene threatens the Big Bend and Panhandle areas of Florida, a Coldwater BPU crew was traveling to the area on Wednesday to provide assistance for expected power outages.
Four CBPU linemen and two bucket trucks were headed down to Tallahassee on Wednesday to lend a helping hand to the communities expected to be impacted by Helene.
As of Thursday morning, the hurricane was moving towards Florida’s Gulf Coast, threatening to bring high winds and life-threatening storm surge. The 5:00 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center clocks the storm as a Category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour.
It’s about 350 miles southwest of Tampa, moving towards an expected landfall in the Big Bend area Thursday night as a powerful storm with winds that could reach 130 miles per hour.
Tallahassee has never taken a direct hit from a major hurricane and area residents were being told they maybe without power for days.
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey says crews from nine states are coming to the area to help.
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