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Weather update: Wakulla County officials are out assessing Wednesday's storm damage

Crewmen work on getting powerlines up and running in Wakulla County following Hurricane Idalia.
Adrian Andrews
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WFSU Public Media
Crewmen work on getting powerlines up and running in Wakulla County following Hurricane Idalia.

A Wednesday night storm has brought down trees and caused flooding to several counties across the Florida Panhandle.

Wakulla County Sheriff's Public Information Officer Lieutenant Jeffrey Yarbrough told WFSU Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office received calls of downed power lines and several trees blocking entrances to neighborhoods.

“During the night we had a high tide coincided with a lot of wind and rain," said Yarbrough. "We saw some slight storm surge but nothing that’s any real concern.”

Wakulla’s Sheriff's Office expects to have most, if not all, the debris and power lines cleared off the roadways by this evening. The county missed the brunt of the storm; however, Wakulla’s Emergency Management team is out working to ensure residents are kept safe.

"Especially compared to Jefferson and Leon counties, we faired pretty well," said WCSO's Yarbrough. "You know probably by lunch time, we should have most of the powerlines out of the roads. I don't think we have any reports of any damaged homes."

Adrian Andrews is a multimedia journalist with WFSU Public Media. He is a Gadsden County native and a first-generation college graduate from Florida A&M University. Adrian is also a military veteran, ending his career as a Florida Army National Guard Non-Comissioned Officer.

Adrian has experience in print writing, digital content creation, documentary, and film production. He has spent the last four years on the staff of several award-winning publications such as The Famuan, Gadsden County News Corp, and Cumulus Media before joining the WFSU news team.