As Hurricane Milton sweeps across Florida, nearly 2.8 million homes and businesses are currently without power. The impact of the storm has been particularly severe in Sarasota County, where Milton made landfall on Siesta Key.
Reports indicate that Hillsborough County is experiencing the most significant outages, with 510,000 customers in the dark as of 2 a.m. ET. The situation is dire in neighboring counties as well, with between 80-97% of energy customers without power in Sarasota, Manatee, and Hardee counties.
