Monday storm left 300 Apalachicola customers without power for hours

Almost 300 Duke Energy customers were left without power on Monday after a strong thunderstorm moved across the area late in the afternoon.

According to Apalachicola Mayor Van Johnson, many of the homes were without electricity for up to 6 hours.

The storm snapped a wooden power pole on Water Street that had several transformers which supplied power to the downtown area and beyond.  

Up to five Duke Energy repair trucks were dispatched to the city to assess the damage and restore power.  

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