TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Thousands of people are in the dark after severe storms blew through Tampa Bay this morning.
As of 10:15 a.m., nearly 10,000 homes in Pinellas County are without power, according to an outage map on Duke Energy’s website. The area, which was hit hardest by the storms, was under a tornado warning until 9 a.m.
According to TECO’s outage map, more than 4,100 customers are without power in Hillsborough County. The area was under a severe thunderstorm warning until 10 a.m.
Nearly 1,500 more lost power in Pasco County, which was also under the warning, according to WREC.
Here’s where to check for power outages:
To report a power outage, call these numbers:
- Duke- 1-800-228-8485
- TECO- 1-877-588-1010
- FPL- 1-800-4-OUTAGE
- Lakeland Electric- 1-863-834-4248
- Withlacoochee River Electric- 352-567-5133
- Peace River Electric Cooperative- 1-800-282-3824