Alabama Power Crews Returning To State; Damage From Winter Storm Stella Less Than Predicted

By Michael Sznajderman

Alabama Power crews are coming home after Winter Storm Stella didn’t cause the damage in coastal New York that some had feared.

About 350 Alabama line crews and support personnel spent Tuesday night in Virginia, while the company made sure no other utilities needed Alabama Power’s help. The crews are expected to arrive home sometime Thursday.

Alabama Power crews were headed to Long Island, N.Y., where forecasters originally predicted more than a foot of snow. Instead, snow totals on the island were less than 5 inches, along with rain, sleet and high winds.Many areas of the Northeast farther inland were pummeled by the white stuff, with some areas of upstate New York receiving more than three feet snow. Five deaths have been reported in connection with Stella, mainly from traffic accidents. Power outages at the peak totaled more than 200,000. More than 6,000 flights were grounded by the stormy weather.

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