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Due to the impending hurricane, all Colquitt EMC offices will close for business at 3 PM today, September 26, 2024. The safety of our employees and members is our top priority during this time. We appreciate your understanding and encourage everyone to stay safe as we navigate through the storm. Please stay tuned for further updates regarding our operations.

My fellow members, Colquitt EMC is preparing for the imminent landfall of Hurricane Helene. We are carefully watching the strength of the hurricane and its projected path. As of this update, Helene will make landfall as a Category Three Hurricane somewhere in the Big Bend of Florida. As time has progressed the projected path has come closer and closer to the paths taken by Idalia and Debby this previous year. Both of those storms were devastating for Colquitt EMC. They each produced...

My fellow members, A couple of changes occurred with Helene. It appears with the speed at which Helene is moving, it will make landfall around 8:00 PM on Thursday, September 26. The second change is that it appears the track is slightly more to the west. We are continuing to brace for the impact of a Category 3 Hurricane. We have made all possible preparations. This includes scheduling additional personnel, ensuring we have sufficient material to rebuild with, and making sure all...

My fellow members, All indications of Hurricane Helene continue to bear down on the Big Bend area of Florida. Recent changes indicate that it may be even more powerful than what was predicted 24 hours ago. They are now projecting that Helene will be a Category 3 Hurricane at landfall. As we have tracked Helene, it appeared that it followed a path like Idalia and Debby. More recent projections show it coming in a little more to the west, but still moving through Colquitt EMC’s...

As Hurricane Helene approaches our service territory, we are encouraging all members to prepare now for severe weather and power outages. We are urging those who are dependent on medical devices that require electricity to make plans to ensure your safety. In the event of a power outage, Colquitt EMC wants to restore power to members as quickly and safely as possible. Power outages are worked from the substation out, meaning we cannot restore power to individual homes without making...

My fellow members, I am sure you are all aware of the storm conditions that appear to be heading our way. The prediction is that Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall somewhere in the Big Bend area of Florida around 11 PM Thursday. Forecasts have been evolving over the last several days and it seems with each update, the circumstances become more and more serious for our area. The original projected path was to the west of our service territory, but with each subsequent...