Getty FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 10: Mark Depenbrock (L) and his daughter Chloe Depenbrock brace against tropical storm strength winds on the beach near Anglins Fishing Pier as Hurricane Irma hits the southern part of the state September 10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Hurricane Irma has already left millions without power across southern Florida, and outage reports continue to pour in across the state as the mega-storm approaches Tampa Bay.
Florida Power & Light Company, which services about 10 million customers in the state of 20 million residents, reported about 1.8 million of their customers had lost power as of Sunday afternoon, with nearly half of those reports coming from Miami-Dade County. The Palm Beach Post reported early Monday morning that 3.64 million FPL accounts had lost power.
Click here to view an interactive map of FPL outages*
*Note: FPL’s interactive outage map was down as of Monday 8 a.m. EDT.
Duke Energy, another large utility provider in the state with service areas concentrated in North-Central Florida and the panhandle, is reporting minor power outages in about 20 counties, with the majority of outages concentrated in the areas surrounding Tampa on the West, and Gainesville and Ocala in central Florida.
Click here to view an interactive outage map for Duke Energy
Click here to view the outage map for the Orlando Utilities Commission
Click here to view the outage map for the Jacksonville Electric Authority
*Note: JEA’s interactive outage map was down as of Monday 8 a.m. EDT.
Ground crews are already working to restore power in affected areas despite the poor weather conditions: “We are restoring power where we can get out between feeder bands,” FPL Chief Communications Officer Rob Gould told USA Today on Sunday.
The company reported that it had already restored power to 400,000 customers over the weekend.
@orlandosentinel FPL working to restore power now
An estimated 17,000 workers from Canada and from out-of-state utility companies have gathered in Florida. Officials anticipate that significant restoration projects will need to be undertaken in order to repair the damage that Irma has inflicted on the electrical grid. Repairs are slated to begin at maximum capacity across the state as soon as winds drop below 35 mph and floodwaters have receded to safe levels.
Drone video shows workers with the Florida Power and Light Company get ready ahead of Hurricane #Irma‘s landfall.
1,400 Midwest line workers and support personnel are on their way to help repair power outages caused by #Irma. t.co/91BqyURI7m
#irma @insideFPL FPL army! @nbc6
Nearly 8,000 Duke Energy workers ready to swing into action in Florida after Hurricane #Irma passes. t.co/FEkTjqET49
Other regional utility providers that have not published outage maps include TECO Energy, the Kissimmee Utility Authority and the Florida Municipal Power Agency.
To report a power outage in Florida, locate the contact information for your provider on the state Public Service Commission’s website.
If you’ve experienced an outage, check the status on the FPL Mobile App. To quickly download, text “APP” to MyFPL (6-9-3-7-5). #Irma
Florida customers, here is how to report an outage. Learn more about how we are preparing to respond to #Irma: t.co/NaaWSgzZjQ
