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No direct hit but Tropical Storm Ophelia impacted TCI
Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
#TurksandCaicos, September 29, 2023 – Turks and Caicos residents are reconnected following inclement weather that caused disruptions in service from providers FortisTCI and Flow over the weekend.
It also affected several community services like the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex. 
The heavy showers forecast to last just over two hours were caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia.
Grace Bay, Chalk Sound and Blue Hills lost electricity, while South Caicos, Ambergris Cay, Grand Turk & Bambarra experienced delays in getting Flow mobile and landline services restored after a power surge because the stormy conditions hampered movement.
Crews from these providers were deployed once it was safe to carry out repairs and services were restored.
The Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority, (TCIAA) also suspended air traffic at the islands’ airports for a few hours while the storm passed overhead.