RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- Thousands of employees with Florida Power and Light are preparing for the upcoming hurricane season today by responding to a "virtual hurricane."
The storm, called "Hurricane Sheryl," will make landfall on the west coast of Florida then travel across the state, before exiting Florida over the Treasure Coast.
Employees at FPL's command center in Riviera Beach have been preparing for the upcoming storm season since the beginning of the week. They will go through the motions of what employees actually do before a storm hits, during the storm and responding to outages once the storm passes.
FPL uses its mobile command unit to travel to some of the hardest hit areas following a storm. The unit even traveled to the northeast last year following Hurricane Sandy.
Read more: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/riviera_beach/hurricane-season-2013-fpl-responding-to-virtual-hurricane-to-prepare-for-upcoming-season#ixzz2SCTFeXMp
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