The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office said a temporary power outage due to a lightning strike may impact the 911 emergency system.

GCSO posted about the potential impacts on Facebook Tuesday morning. In that post they wrote:

We are currently experiencing an unfortunate yet temporary outage due to an electrical/ lightning hit of the 911 Emergency system, which may affect calls received. In case of an emergency, if you call 911 and get a fast busy signal, call the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office directly at 850-875-8811.

The sheriff’s office said crews are working to get the full service back up.

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