Power Line Hazards
Sat Oct 11, about 2:45 PM · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
Storm-damaged power equipment is still causing hazards on Panama City roads. Around 2:45 PM Saturday, fire crews were called to West Highway 98 near West 19th Street in St. Andrew, where lines were arcing with visible flashes and a pole was left dangling from a wire.
A little earlier, an officer confirmed the traffic light on West 23rd Street near the 23rd Street Plaza was completely dark, with county traffic engineering called out. City officials say outages are still knocking out signals around town, so treat any dark intersection as a four-way stop and stay well back from damaged poles and lines.
Preliminary scanner traffic – not official reports.
What we know
- Reported: Sat Oct 11, about 2:45 PM
- Location: West Panama City / St. Andrew
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Storm-damaged power equipment is still causing hazards on Panama City roads. Around 2:45 PM Saturday, fire crews were called to West Highway 98 near West 19th Street in St. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Cause, citations and how long traffic was affected. |
Dispatch timeline
Call heard on Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch.
No further radio traffic about this call is in the clip we have. This page is updated if an agency releases more.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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