HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A top TVA official said this morning the utility expects to provide power by Monday afternoon to Huntsville Utilities at the majority of the system's connection points.

Chief Operating Officer Bill McCollum said crews are working 24-hours a day to repair major transmission lines across North Alabama. He said power has been restored to Huntsville's water treatment plants as well as Huntsville Hospital. Crestwood Hospital is also expected to have electricity later this morning.

Huntsville Utilities CEO Bill Pippin said the local utility is continuing its repair work. He said they won't know what additional repairs will be needed to transformers and other equipment until electricity is provided by TVA.

Pippin also said Monday afternoon may not immediately result in enough power being provided by TVA to restore normal power to all local non-damaged homes.

McCollum said all of TVA's major transmission lines in North Alabama were damaged by Wednesday's storms.

He said outside power has not yet been restored to the Browns Ferry nuclear plant near, which is currently in a safe shutdown mode - after an unplanned shutdown of all three reactors Wednesday. The plant's cooling system and other operations are being powered by diesel generators while TVA works to restore outside electricity to the site.