Tourism impacts from Elena hit Destin tourism sector
Tour operators report no fleet damage but Elena wiped out the second most important weekend of the year. Labor Day may be the biggest. City officials say the impact could affect hotels and local businesses, though the 1986 budget is unlikely to be altered. Some hotels and charters canceled. deposits were refunded as weather hindered early fishing. Crestview benefited with a record Labor Day weekend as evacuations sent visitors elsewhere.
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Patterson
Bill Phillips
Elena
Destin
Phillips
County
State Department of Transportation
Bob Lloyd
Crestview
Lloyd
Crestview Holiday Inn
Gulf Power Restores Service After Strong Coastal Winds
About a third of Gulf Power customers lost power with roughly 1000 still in darkness at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Crews of 160 workers in 22 teams labored around the clock to repair lines, taking brief sleeps when possible. In Niceville and Valparaiso, about 7000 customers were without power after a tree hit a transmission line. service was restored by 6 p.m. Monday. Salt spray from high winds coated insulators and could cause continued outages, with shortages likely until rainfall. Priority repairs targeted hospitals, police and fire stations, water systems, and grocers.
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Gulf Power
Davis
Niceville
Valparaiso
Crestview
Power outage stretches along Gulf coast rest area
The extension of the outage left about 100 people without power in Destin and nearly 600 in Fort Walton Beach, with an additional 100 along west U.S. 98 between Mary Esther and Navarre. Businesses suffer as Old Office, Ocean City, and Wright customers await reconnection, including The Blue Room owner Bob Wells who has struggled since Monday.
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Shores Shopping Center
Mack’s Bayou
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Old Post Office
Ocean City
Wright
West U.S. 98
Mary Esther
Navarre
Bob Wells
Blue Room
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Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen Gallery
Ft. Walton Beach
Danley's Carriage House
New Warrington, RD
Pensacola
Florida
Danley
Danley’s Carriage House
West Tennessee
Tallahassee
Holiday Inn
Centel
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