TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton is on its track toward Florida's Gulf Coast as a major storm and residents are starting to feel the effects.
Residents can report power outages, downed power lines, or other safety concerns in numerous ways, including calling (877) 588-1010, on the TECO Outage Map, and texting "OUT" to 27079.
Residents can also report fallen trees, traffic light outages, street flooding, and storm debris in the right of way by calling (813) 274-3101 or using the office's Resident Damage Self-Reporting Form by clicking here.
Here's a county-by-county look at the outages affecting residents:
Citrus County
There are 3 outages, according to poweroutage.us.
Hernando County
No outages were reported in this county.
Hillsborough County
There are just under 200 outages in the county with the most being in the area of West Old Hillsborough Ave and North Taylor Road, according to the TECO Outage Map.
Pasco County
There are 567 outages, according to poweroutage.us.
Pinellas County
There are about 1,374 outages in the county, according to poweroutage.us.
Most of the outages are in Clearwater near Sunset Lake Estates and Brentwood Estates, according to the Duke Energy outage map. There are also more than 500 outages on the barrier islands, which are currently closed to everyone.
Polk County
There are 6 outages, according to poweroutage.us.
Manatee County
There are more than 99 outages, according to poweroutage.us.
Sarasota County
There are 46 outages, according to poweroutage.us.
