Randolph EMC Responding to
Scattered Outages, Additional Crews on Standby
September 14, 2018 (Asheboro,
N.C.)—Randolph Electric Membership Corporation continues to monitor weather
conditions and remains prepared to respond to widespread power outages resulting
from Hurricane Florence. Additional crews are in place to provide assistance
throughout this storm event.
Outages have been scattered
Friday morning, mainly in southern Randolph County, Moore and Montgomery
Counties. As of 11 a.m., approximately 400 members are without power. As rain
totals and wind speeds increase, we expect additional outages to occur. Heavily
saturated ground can cause trees’ root systems to weaken, and wind gusts up to
35 mph can topple even large healthy trees onto power lines.
Care should always be taken
to stay well away from downed or low-hanging power lines. Even though power
lines may be down, they can still carry an electric current strong enough to
cause a serious injury or death. We also urge members to ensure that generators
are properly connected. They should be used in well-ventilated areas and should
never be connected to your home’s electrical panel or fuse boxes so that
electricity does not feed back into the power lines, endangering line
technicians and damaging electric service facilities.
Members who experience a
power outage should report it by calling 1-877-736-2633
(1-877-REMC-OFF). Members who have enrolled in REMC’s SPOTT Alerts Outage
Texting program may also text OUT to this number report an outage at their
location. These members should note that outage status updates will be
unavailable during storm outage restoration efforts.
Throughout the duration of
the storm, Randolph EMC offers several options for keeping members informed:
- Follow
Randolph EMC on Facebook and Twitter
- View
the online outage map at https://Outages.RandolphEMC.com
- Find
the latest press releases, alerts and preparedness tips on our website at RandolphEMC.com
- Tune in
to local TV and radio stations for the latest updates
About Randolph Electric
Membership Corporation
Randolph Electric
Membership Corporation is a rural
electric cooperative that maintains more than 4,200 miles of electric distribution
lines to serve nearly 32,000 members in areas of Randolph, Moore, Montgomery,
Chatham and Alamance counties.
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Jill A. Vanness
Director of Member & Public Relations
