FPL Announces Target Dates to Complete Hurricane Frances Restoration.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- FPL FPL feline panleukopenia. today announced estimated times of restoration for all customers who are still affected by outages from Hurricane Frances This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004; for other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Frances (disambiguation) Hurricane Frances was the sixth named storm, the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. . In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , the company reports it has restored power to 78 percent of the 2.8 million affected by the storm. Approximately 625,000 remain without electricity. "Although we have restored power to approximately 2.2 million of those affected, we know the hardship on those who remain without electricity," Armando Olivera Olivera or Oliveras is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. The name refers to:
Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. hit us, continue their efforts to get your lights back on." Although these are the dates by which virtually all customers in the respected counties will have their power back, FPL crews will be making progress everyday, weather permitting. Many customers will be getting power before the announced target dates. These are approximate restoration dates and are subject to change as crews restore and repair damages in the field. --South Palm Beach County (Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, city (1990 pop. 46,194), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1920. A major suburban area, it is also a beach resort and vegetable-shipping point. South to county line): 9/15 --North Palm Beach County: 9/17 --Martin County: 9/19 --St. Lucie Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Lucie may refer to: People
--Okeechobee: 9/19 --Glades: 9/19 --Indian River: 9/19 --North Brevard Brevard (brəvärd`), town (1990 pop. 5,388), seat of Transylvania co., SW N.C., near French Broad River in the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1867. (Titusville): 9/16 --Remainder of Brevard: 9/18 --Seminole: 9/16 --Volusia: 9/16 --Flagler: 9/16 --Putnam: 9/16 --St. Johns: 9/16 --Clay: 9/15 --Alachua: 9/15 --Bradford: 9/15 --Baker: 9/15 --Columbia: 9/15 --Swannnee: 9/15 --Nassau: 9/15 More than 6,000 restoration personnel in the hard hit areas FPL reported that it has on the ground more than 9,000 restoration personnel of which more than 6,000 already are stationed and working in the hard hit areas of Palm Beach, Treasure Coast The Treasure Coast is a term for a region in the U.S. state of Florida stretching from Hobe Sound in the south through Sebastian in the north, including the coastal counties of Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin. , Central North Florida and North Florida. More crews are expected to travel to these areas over the next few days -as they complete their work in other areas or travel from out of state. Thirty-eight utilities and independent contractors A person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor is not subject to another's control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job. are working hand in hand with FPL field crews and support personnel to restore power. In total, the company has committed nearly 15,000 men and women to the restoration process - they are working night and day to restore power to those still without electricity. Crews are in route from as far north as Canada and as far west as Colorado. Back to back hurricanes stretch resources; FPL is doing everything humanly hu·man·ly adv. 1. In a human way. 2. Within the scope of human means, capabilities, or powers: not humanly possible. 3. possible to restore power While the company understands there is very little consolation to customers who are still without power, it continues to ask for their patience. The company's service territory which covers 35 Florida counties has now been struck twice by two devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. hurricanes in less than a month and, though FPL is working as quickly as is humanly possible, its resources are stretched. The company has continued to seek additional resources to help accelerate restoration. Several hundred crews from Canada crossed the US border this morning and are expected to arrive this weekend. FPL has a well-planned effort to reconnect electrical service Electrical service, in building wiring, refers to the wiring that connects the electric utility's cables in the street to the building. Specifically, electrical service is the wiring from the street, through the meter and up to the panelboard, but no farther. to customers. Stopping crews in the field to ask them about reconnection information delays this restoration process. Please contact FPL 1-800-4-OUTAGE for information. FPL monitors Hurricane Ivan This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Ivan (disambiguation). Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. FPL reported that while Hurricane Ivan is still several hundred miles away and forecasters cannot determine its precise track at this time. If Ivan becomes an imminent threat Imminent threat is a standard criterion in international law, developed by Daniel Webster, for when the need for action is "instant, overwhelming, and leaving no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation. to Florida, FPL will put into operation hurricane
- Latimer. See also: Out . In the meantime restoration efforts related to Hurricane Frances will continue. Hurricane Frances: September 9, 2004 (5:00 p.m.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Affected Counties Out Restored Affected ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alachua 600 700 1,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 1,200 3,800 5,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford 1,000 3,200 4,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard 75,300 179,300 254,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Broward 25,200 565,400 590,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlotte - 21,000 21,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clay 200 700 900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Collier - 39,200 39,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbia 2,000 9,700 11,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DeSoto - 8,700 8,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Flagler 8,800 29,400 38,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Glades 900 800 1,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendry - 2,500 2,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlands 400 - 400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian River 35,700 8,300 44,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee - 60,700 60,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Manatee 3,100 67,200 70,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin 48,700 35,300 84,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Miami-Dade 1,000 422,400 423,400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nassau 1,600 12,200 13,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Okeechobee 13,700 4,300 18,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 251,400 408,600 660,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Putnam 10,300 9,400 19,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarasota 2,000 46,900 48,900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seminole 3,900 47,500 51,400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Johns 21,100 33,900 55,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Lucie 64,900 30,100 95,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Suwannee 200 4,300 4,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Union - 1,600 1,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Volusia 52,400 103,600 156,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 625,600 2,160,700 2,786,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Power & Light Company is the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. 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