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An hour after Hurricane Ian made landfall, 1,031,722 customers in Florida were left without power.

Florida Power & Light, the largest utility in the state, has nearly 16,000 workers in 24 staging areas. Tampa Electric has about 3,000 workers from a dozen states poised to help restore power after the storm passes.

Hurricane Ian is moving toward Florida on a path that could damage the systems of three major electric companies all at once.

Hurricane Ian’s top winds jumped from 140 mph at 5 a.m. to 155 mph, bringing it near Category 5 strength. The high winds are expected to produce a storm surge of up to 18 feet on Florida's southwest Gulf coast.

More than 756,000 customers across Florida were without electricity Wednesday afternoon as the state was slammed by Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Florida mainland at 4:35 p.m. just south of Punta Gorda, coming ashore with 145 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm remained an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, as it produced devastating storm surges along the Gulf coast.

(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Ian strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday morning, hours before it was expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected between afternoon and early evening in the area near Port Charlotte and Sarasota, though the […]

Florida Power & Light has vowed to restore electricity to its customers as quickly as possible as Hurricane Ian approaches.

Hurricane Ian gathered strength as it neared the Charlotte County coast and could slam into Florida as a devastating Category 5 storm with 155 mph winds.

Hurricane Ian gathered strength as it neared the Charlotte County coast and could slam into Florida as a devastating Category 5 storm with 155 mph winds.