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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — More than 85,000 Tampa Bay area residents were without power Saturday night as Hurricane Helene passed through Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The NHC reported that Helene had maximum sustained winds of 140 and was located 65 miles west of Cedar Key while moving north-northeast at 24 mph.

It made landfall at the mouth of the Aucilla River at 11:20 p.m.

Tampa Electric Company

As of 11:08 p.m. Saturday, 6,775 customers have reported power outages.

Click to see TECO’s power outage map.

To report an outage to TECO, you can make a report on its website.

If you see a down power line or open transformer, call 813-223-0800 or 1-888-223-0800. You can also report gas leaks by calling 1-877-TECO-PGS (1-877-832-6747).

Peace River Electric

No customers are experiencing outages in the Tampa Bay Area.

You can report an outage online or call 800-282-3824.

Click here to view the outage map.

Florida Power and Light

The following counties have reported outages:

  • Manatee: 9,549 customers
  • Sarasota: 4,365 customers

To learn how to report an outage, you can visit the FPL website. You can also see the outage map here.

Duke Energy

Duke Energy said restoration efforts would resume after conditions improve.

The following counties have reported outages:

  • Citrus: 522 customers
  • Hernando: 57 customers
  • Pasco: 7,776 customers
  • Pinellas: 85,339 customers

You can report an outage on the Duke Energy website or by calling 800-228-8485. To see the outage map, click here.

Lakeland Electric

Five customers have been affected by outages in Lakeland.

You can report an outage on the Lakeland Electric website or by calling 863-834-4248. To see the outage map, click here.

Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative

The following counties have reported outages:

  • Citrus: 454 customers
  • Hernando: 176 customers
  • Pasco: 3,675 customers

Check WREC’s outage map here.

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