Photo from Friends of New Richmond Facebook.
Crews work in New Richmond. Photo from Friends of New Richmond Facebook.
Photo from Friends of New Richmond Facebook.
Storm relief is available following high winds and heavy rain caused by Hurricane Helene.
The weather event swept through the area beginning Sept. 27, blowing down trees and branches, structures and more, and leaving many without power. Many previously scheduled events were canceled or postponed due to the weather conditions.
On Sept. 29 at 10 a.m., Duke Energy shared that its OH/KY crews restored power for more than 100,000 customers, while nearly 21,000 continue to experience outages as a result of Hurricane Helene.
“With a significant number of lineworkers, tree trimmers and other support personnel on the ground working to restore service – the company expects nearly all customers to be restored by tonight. The company will communicate estimated times for restoration directly with any customers who, due to extensive damage in their area, may not be restored tonight,” read a statement from Duke Energy.
Duke Energy Midwest storm director Clint Carnahan was quoted as saying, “Despite the challenging conditions throughout this storm, our crews continue to make very steady progress on restoration. I want our customers to know we will continue working until every customer is restored.”
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