Over a million customers across Florida are without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastating landfall late Thursday night.
As of early Friday morning, only Monroe County remains unaffected by outages, according to FindEnergy.com.
A staggering 1,154,615 homes are currently in the dark, with several counties experiencing particularly severe impacts.
Top 10 Counties With Outages:
| County | Customers Out | Customers Served | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinellas County | 245,523 | 570,618 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Hillsborough County | 86,109 | 655,747 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Alachua County | 84,580 | 136,174 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Pasco County | 70,071 | 318,793 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Sarasota County | 53,191 | 298,878 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Leon County | 57,285 | 149,872 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Manatee County | 45,599 | 260,489 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Marion County | 47,723 | 225,305 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Lee County | 33,032 | 503,536 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
| Citrus County | 23,320 | 96,952 | 12:15 AM 9/27/2024 |
Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend region near Perry as a devastating Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph. This marks the strongest hurricane ever recorded to hit this area.
The hurricane is expected to continue unleashing a barrage of life-threatening conditions, including storm surge, flooding rainfall, and destructive winds, both near its landfall point and further inland.
Read: Pasco Sheriff’s Office Responds To Widespread Flooding From Hurricane Helene
As Helene tracks northward, it will maintain hurricane strength overnight as it moves into southern Georgia. However, it will gradually weaken as it races through the state, eventually reaching Tennessee by Friday afternoon, likely as a tropical storm.
The combination of Helene’s torrential rain and strong winds poses a serious risk for widespread power outages and flooding across the Southeast. This threat is heightened by the fact that the ground is already saturated from previous storms.
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