TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Electric crews left the Bay area for Louisiana Monday morning to assist in any expected outages from the approaching storms.

Tampa Electric is sending more than 100 people to Louisiana to help restore power after storms Laura and Marco hit the region.

TECO line workers, contractors and support personnel will leave at dawn Monday for the nearly two-day drive to the New Orleans area. Crews are prepared to stay for two weeks. 

Hurricane Marco is currently forecast to hit Louisiana on Monday as a Category 1 storm. 

Hurricane Laura is expected to hit the region late Wednesday, perhaps as a Category 2 storm. Widespread power outages and flooding are expected across the region.