Huntsville Utilities can't prevent power outages ahead of thunderstorms, only react to them As far as storm preparations, Huntsville Utilities says it's more of a reactive response rather than a proactive one. Posted: Jun 29, 2021 6:25 PM Posted By: Nicole Zedeck Ahead of the rain we're expecting to see this week, WAAY31 spoke with Huntsville Utilities to see how they prepare for thunderstorms. As far as storm preparations, Huntsville Utilities says it's more of a reactive response rather than a proactive one. "A thing like a thunderstorm is something we keep our eye on, but there's nothing we do ahead of the storm. We just watch it and be ready if something happens," explains Joe Gehrdes, Community Relations Director for Huntsville Utilities.