Updates on Hurricane Idalia Recovery Efforts for Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor Counties
Governor Ron DeSantis said in a press release last evening that power restoration efforts have been underway for counties impacted by Hurricane Idalia. There are over 482,216 accounts impacted by Hurricane Idalia that have been restored. As of this morning, there are 85,023 accounts remaining without power that linemen are currently in the field working to restore. Duke Energy announced that following a thorough aerial and on-the-ground assessment of their infrastructure, they will have 95% of all customers in Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, and Suwannee counties who can safely receive power by tonight.
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State Response Efforts
- FDEM is leading the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) for the Hurricane Idalia response.
- FDEM has continued to supply PODs with supplies to distribute impacted communities and first responders including more than 70,000 Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) and over 45,000-liter boxes of water in just one day.
- 9 Points of Distributions (PODs) are open in impacted areas to distribute MRE’s, water and tarps to residents at:
Hamilton County
North Hamilton Elementary School
1291 Florida Street Jennings, Florida 32053Ernest Courtoy Civic Center
1129 4Th Street Northwest Jasper, Florida 32052Jefferson County
325 S Water Street Monticello, Florida 32344
Lafayette County
Lafayette High School
160 NE Hornet Drive Mayo, Florida 32066Madison County
Madison County High School
2649 US 90 Madison, FL 32340Suwannee County
Suwannee County Fair
1302 SW 11th Street Live Oak, Florida 32064Suwannee Riverside Elementary
1625 Walker Avenue SW Live Oak, Florida 32064Branford High School
405 North Reynolds Street Branford, Florida 32008Taylor County
West Fraser - Perry Mill
1509 S Byron Street Parkway Perry, Florida 32348
