Crews Focus Resources on 10,100 Customers Remaining without Power.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- As it nears completion of the largest service restoration operation in its history, Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and Power & Light Company will continue working hard to bring back power for the 10,100 customers remaining without electric service due to Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Exceeding the 21 storms of the 1933 season, Wilma was the twenty-second storm (including the subtropical storm discovered in reanalysis), thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth . FPL FPL feline panleukopenia. and assisting crews have restored power to more than 99 percent of the 3,241,400 customers impacted by Wilma. The company is making every effort to complete the restoration by midnight tomorrow, November November: see month. 11 - two days earlier than expected. Crews will continue working after that date to restore service to any customer whose damage may be more localized Translated into the spoken language of the country. See localization. and severe. The restoration team continues to converge con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. on the remaining areas as follows: --In Palm Beach County, customers in the hard hit areas of Belle Glade Belle Glade, city (1990 pop. 16,177), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., near the southern tip of Lake Okeechobee; inc. 1928. Belle Glade is a trade and processing center for a truck farm, sugarcane, and cattle-producing area. It has a large migrant-worker population. , Pahokee and South Bay will be essentially restored by end of day today, Nov. 10. The following customers in Broward Broward could refer to:
--In Broward County, customers east of I-75 and south of I-595, and the area east of University Drive and north of I-595. --In Miami-Dade County, customers north of SW 8th Street. FPL is asking any customers still without power to report it by calling FPL at 1-800-4OUTAGE out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. so we can get your electricity back on as quickly as possible. If you are contacting us regarding normal business, you may experience a longer than normal response time for service - even several weeks - because most FPL employees have been involved in restoring power to damaged communities. We appreciate your understanding during this difficult time. FPL also encourages customers to keep safety and their family's safety top-of-mind.
Hurricane Wilma - Customer Counts
November 10, 2005 - 6 a.m.
Affected Counties Out Restored Affected
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Brevard - 79,500 79,500
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Broward 6,800 856,000 862,800
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Charlotte - 8,500 8,500
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Collier - 169,600 169,600
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DeSoto - 4,900 4,900
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Flagler - 200 200
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Glades - 3,400 3,400
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Hendry - 8,500 8,500
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Highlands - 400 400
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Indian River - 41,600 41,600
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Lee - 194,900 194,900
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Manatee - 14,600 14,600
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Martin - 84,600 84,600
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Miami-Dade 3,200 953,300 956,500
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Okeechobee - 15,900 15,900
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Palm Beach 100 663,400 663,500
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Putnam - 100 100
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Sarasota - 18,600 18,600
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Seminole - 1,100 1,100
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St. Lucie - 102,900 102,900
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Volusia - 9,300 9,300
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TOTAL 10,100 3,231,300 3,241,400
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