Video: FPL finalizes preparations ahead of Hurricane Milton

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — More than 1 million people across the Tampa Bay area are without power after Hurricane Milton made its way across the state.

Milton made landfall Wednesday night near Siesta Key as a Category 3 hurricane, the NHC said.

PowerOutage.us, which aggregates power outage data, is reporting 2.2 million people in Florida are without power.

Tampa Electric Company

As of 12:57 p.m. Friday, 468,075 customers have reported power outages.

Click to see TECO’s power outage map.

To report an outage to TECO, you can make a report on its website.

If you see a down power line or open transformer, call 813-223-0800 or 1-888-223-0800. You can also report gas leaks by calling 1-877-TECO-PGS (1-877-832-6747).

Peace River Electric

The following counties have reported outages (as of 10:59 a.m. Friday):

  • Hardee: 5,551 customers
  • Highlands: 127 customers
  • Hillsborough: 129 customers
  • Manatee: 15,613 customers
  • Polk: 696 customers
  • Sarasota: 38 customers

You can report an outage online or call 800-282-3824.

Click here to view the outage map.

Florida Power and Light

  • Manatee: 142,300
  • Sarasota: 137,930

To learn how to report an outage, you can visit the FPL website. You can also see the outage map here.

Duke Energy

The following counties have reported outages:

  • Citrus: 9,335 customers
  • Hernando: 9,700 customers
  • Highlands: 40,018 customers
  • Hillsborough: 14 customer
  • Pasco: 72,416 customers
  • Pinellas: 397,948 customers

You can report an outage on the Duke Energy website or by calling 800-228-8485. To see the outage map, click here.

Lakeland Electric

31,576 customers have been affected by outages in Lakeland.

You can report an outage on the Lakeland Electric website or by calling 863-834-4248. To see the outage map, click here.

Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative

The following counties have reported outages:

  • Citrus: 2,345 customers
  • Hernando: 16,459 customers
  • Pasco: 20,531 customers
  • Polk: 584 customers

Check WREC’s outage map here.

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