City Crews Responding to Extensive Damage Following Severe Weather

May 10, 2024

An intense weather system with winds reported between 80-100 mph moved through Tallahassee this morning, May 10, leaving behind a trail of destruction. The National Weather Service is assessing paths of three possible tornadoes. 

City crews continue working to clear roads of fallen trees, broken branches and other debris. Additional right-of-way clearing crews have been called in to assist.

Assessment of the electric grid shows severe damage to transmission lines, impacting 11 substations. Prolonged outages are anticipated as the grid is rebuilt and repaired. Crews are actively working. Mutual aid crews from 20 utilities, including from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, and South Carolina are arriving to assist with restoration efforts. Damage assessment crews are taking an inventory of the damage, including broken pole counts. Early estimates indicate more than 100 poles are broken. Crews will work around the clock until service is restored. More than half of the City’s electric customers are without service due to impacts, totaling over 80,000 power outages.

Solid waste collection was suspended for today, May 10, and is anticipated to resume tomorrow, Saturday, May 11.

All youth and adult sports/activities through the City’s Parks and Recreation scheduled for Friday, May 10, are canceled. Wade Wehunt Pool and Jake Gaither Golf Course are closed for the day. Hilaman Golf Course is closed until further notice.

All StarMetro routes are impacted by storm related road blockages. Individual routes will resume service as roads are declared safe.

To report service issues, please use the City’s free DigiTally app or call 850-891-4968. Call wait times are longer than usual.

Updates on storm response are also available at Talgov.com/Outage and by following @CityofTLH on social media.