Over 1.2 million Florida customers without power, counties in the "immediate path of the storm" hit hardest
As of 6 a.m. ET on Friday, there were 1.24 million customers without power across the state, with over one million already restored since the beginning of the storm, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during a briefing Friday morning.
There are 54 healthcare facilities on generator power across the state, including five hospitals, 26 assisted living facilities, and 17 nursing homes, according to DeSantis.
Several counties are severely impacted, with over 30% of customers without power, and some where the outage total is as high as 99%, such as Dixie, Jefferson, Nassau and Taylor counties.
“You’ll notice those 99% counties are generally the counties that were in the immediate path of the storm,” the governor said. “I think you’re going to see some progress on that throughout today.”
Florida airports that had suspended service before the storm are anticipated to resume operations at some point today, the governor said. Tampa International Airport has since announced that it is open to the public and there was no damage to its facilities.
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