LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — It’s deja vu all over again.
Just two weeks after making the trip to Florida to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Helene , power crews from Acadiana are heading right back in anticipation of Milton.
SLEMCO has announced that mutual-aid storm crews are headed to Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative on Florida’s West Coast. Withlacoochee Electric is headquartered in Dade City, just 40 miles north of Tampa Bay where the storm is expected to make landfall sometime late Wednesday .
Milton is now a major hurricane at Category 4 strength with 150 mph winds.
SLEMCO’s storm team consists of 30 electric line workers, including overhead and underground linemen, tree trimmers, servicemen and substation specialists, officials said. SLEMCO crews will also be bringing off-road equipment equipped to inspect and assess damage and move heavy debris or fallen trees out of work areas, according to SLEMCO Communications Coordinator Mary Laurent.
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