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More than 4,000 customers in Madison County are still without power

This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 8:11 a.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Debby, a Category 1 storm over northern Florida, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (NOAA via AP)
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This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 8:11 a.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Debby, a Category 1 storm over northern Florida, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (NOAA via AP)

Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee in Florida's Big Bend at Monday at 7 a.m., with sustained winds of 80 mph.

More than 4,000 Duke Energy customers in Madison County are without power due to a transmission line failure.

Madison County Emergency Management put out a statement Monday around 1 p.m. stating that Duke Energy is reportedly dealing with a "transmission issue."

The failure has caused a loss of power to approximately "99% of Madison County Customers," according to a Facebook post.

"Our crews, because of the high winds, have not been able to get out," Duke Energy spokesperson Jeff Brooks said. In the last maybe two hours, was the first time the wind was low enough to safely put our buckets in the air and begin some work out in the field."

This issue comes as Madison deals with flash floods, downed tree limbs, and debris from Tropical Storm Debby. The once catergory-1 hurricane, is slowly moving across the Big Bend and South Georgia.

Duke plans to resolve the issue and assess damage once conditions subside.

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.