Thousands of FPL customers reportedly without power in Lee and Collier counties - NBC2 News
Thousands of FPL customers reportedly without power in Lee and Collier counties - NBC2 News
Thousands of residents in Lee and Collier counties lost power Wednesday evening, according to Florida Power & Light.
As of 11 p.m. Wednesday night, 1,330 customers are without power in Lee County and 1,427 in Collier County. Charlotte County currently has 16 reported outages, according to FPL’s website.
You can track outage numbers on FPL’s website by clicking here.
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