TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida Wednesday, bringing damaging winds with it. Gov. Ron DeSantis told Floridians in the storm’s path to expect power outages as the storm crawled through southwest and central Florida.
PowerOutage.us, a website that tracks power outages across the United States, showed that 2.6 million customers were without power. Over 900,000 are without power in the Tampa Bay area.
The following list, which tracks power outages in the Tampa Bay area, will be updated as the storm progresses and more reports come in.
Tampa Electric Company
168,185 outages reported
To report an outage to TECO, click here to make a report online. To report issues with electrical equipment, such as a downed power line or open transformer, call (813) 223-0800 or 1-888-223-0800.
Peace River Electric
24,746 customers are without power in Manatee County.
9,474 are without power in Hardee County.
838 are without power in Hillsborough County.
1,542 people are without power in Polk County.
1,028 are without power in DeSoto County.
Click here to view the outage map.
How to report an outage:
- Report an outage through your online account or SmartHub mobile app.
- Text your outage to the Outage Texting System.
- Call 800-282-3824
Florida Power and Light
287,120 customers are without power in Sarasota County.
550 customers are without power in Highlands County.
198,710 are without power in Manatee County.
17,710 are without power in DeSoto County.
Click here to view the outage map.
How to report an outage:
- Click here to report an outage online
- Call 1-800-4-OUTAGE (1-800-468-8243)
Duke Energy
83,121 customers are without power in Pinellas County.
48,764 customers are without power in Highlands County.
622 customers are without power in Pasco County.
49,188 customers are without power in Polk County.
3 customers are without power in Citrus County.
Click here to view the outage map.
How to report an outage:
- Click here to report an outage online.
- Call (800) 228 – 8485
Lakeland Electric
About 24,461 customers have active outages in Polk County
Click here to view the outage map.
How to report an outage:
- Call Lakeland Electric’s dedicated automated system (863) 834-4248
Withlachoochee River Electric Cooperative
1 customers are without power in Hernando County.
792 customers are without power in Pasco County.
179 customers are without power in Polk County.
Click here to view the outage map.
How to report an outage:
