FPL customers in Sarasota, Manatee face post-Milton outages

In a note to customers on its website, Florida Power & Light warns customers that they "may experience longer than normal restoration times following the storm."


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  • | 7:15 p.m. October 9, 2024
FPL and Pike electric trucks at Tuttle Avenue and Fruitville Road head out on their calls on Aug. 5, 2024, following Hurricane Debby.
FPL and Pike electric trucks at Tuttle Avenue and Fruitville Road head out on their calls on Aug. 5, 2024, following Hurricane Debby.
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12:35 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10
  • 239,490 FPL customers without power in Sarasota County, which is 80% of all county customers
  • 36,370 restored in Sarasota County
  • 180,130 FPL customers without power in Manatee County, which is 84% of all county customers
  • 5,520 restored in Manatee County
  • 492,182 FPL customers without power across the state



11 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9
  • 226,890 FPL customers without power in Sarasota County, which is 76% of all county customers
  • 27,310 restored in Sarasota County
  • 163,650 FPL customers without power in Manatee County, which is 76% of all county customers
  • 5,520 restored in Manatee County

For Florida Power & Light outage information across the state, visit FPLMaps.com.

For personalized outage information, visit FPL.com/my-account/web-outage.html.



9:05 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9

More than half of Sarasota and Manatee county FPL customers are experiencing outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton making landfall, according to FPL's outage map. 

  • 160,400 FPL customers without power in Sarasota County, which is 54% of all county customers
  • 127,420 FPL customers without power in Manatee County, which is 59% of all county customers


8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9
  • 26,500 FPL customers without power in Sarasota County, which is 9% of all county customers
  • 33,620 FPL customers without power in Manatee County, which is 16% of all county customers


7:15 Wednesday, Oct. 9

With Hurricane Milton nearly making landfall, Florida Power & Light is already reporting 8,460 outages in Manatee County and 2,560 in Sarasota County.

In a note to customers on its website, the company warns customers that “you may experience longer than normal restoration times following the storm.”

 

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