MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Widespread power outages are impacting those across the Tampa Bay region in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
- Manatee County - 4,720 power outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Sarasota County - 44,960 power outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Charlotte County - 60,470 power outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Lee County - 43,240 power outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Pinellas County - 56 power outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Pasco County - No power outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Polk County - 118 power outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
The company said Tuesday "essentially" all of its customers had their power restored. A small number of customers with more complex outages may take more time to get back online. At the worst of Hurricane Ian, it's estimated that about 295,000 people were without power.
- As of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, 135 customers were without power.
- Hillsborough County - 1 outage as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Manatee County - 196 outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Polk County - 11 outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
- Sarasota County - 4 outages as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday.
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Statewide, 300,765 customers are without power as of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to PowerOutage.us, a website that tracks power outages across the county.
Duke Energy, which supplies energy to 1.9 million customers in Florida, announced Friday they would donate $100,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund. The fund will be used to aid Florida in recovery after the effects of Hurricane Ian, which made landfall Wednesday.
Ian made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane around 3:05 p.m. Sept. 28 along the southwestern coast of Florida near Cayo Costa, the National Hurricane Center said. It had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, with even higher gusts.
The storm caused catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding over the Florida peninsula as it made landfall, the National Hurricane Center said.
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