Hurricane Ian Florida power outages: 1.8 million without electricity but restoration continues

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Florida power outages from Hurricane Ian continue for 1 6 million

A Florida street after hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images More than 1.6 million Florida customers — about 15% of the state — remained without power Friday afternoon from as restoration efforts continued in the state. The big picture: Ian widespread life-threatening flooding after making landfall as a high-end Category 4 storm near Cayo Costa Wednesday afternoon. Officials in coastal communities were to multiple water rescues. In Port Charlotte, flooded a hospital emergency room, .Data: ; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsPower outages on Thursday were at approximately 2.7 million, but power has been restored for close to 900,000 customers, according The latest: The vast majority of customers in many counties in southwestern Florida — including Lee and Charlotte — remained without electricity Friday.Hardee County had more than 99% experiencing outages with 9,474 of 9,545 tracked customers without power.Volusia County, which includes Daytona Beach, had about 58% without power Friday while neighboring Seminole County had 35%.Orange County, home to Orlando and theme parks, had 17% of customers without power. What they're saying: "Today is the first full day of restoration after Hurricane Ian exited Florida," Florida Power & Light said in at 10:18am Friday. "More than 50% of customers have already been restored." By the numbers: Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's southwest saw surges as high as 12 feet in some areas. Ian caused over 6.18 feet of surge in Naples at 1pm Wednesday ET — a new record for the city, per a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . What we're watching: The state said Thursday there were , including many from other states, responding to the power outages. Flashback: The hurricane left without power late Tuesday after the storm swept through and severely flooded the island. More from Axios: Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.

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