DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Choctawhatchee Electrical Cooperative continuously prepares for the threat of storms to hit the Northwest Florida area.
According to the National Weather Service, Tropical Storm Hermine is not a direct threat to our area. CHELCO will continue to monitor the storm and line crews are on stand-by in case conditions such as heavy rain and strong winds cause outages.
You can check outages at www.chelco.com, including mobile devices, to stay up to date on your area. Follow CHELCO on Facebook and Twitter for updates on major outages.
Follow your emergency management advisories and always treat downed power lines as if they were live.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CHELCO prepares for bad Northwest Florida weather