Power outages have been reported in the Jacksonville area as Hurricane Matthew makes it way toward Florida's east coast.
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Duval County
Scattered power outages are reported just before 10:30 a.m. on JEA's outage map. There are more than 15 active electric outages with about 50,355 customers without power, including several downed wires and one damaged power pole.
JEA Tweeted that the estimated power restoration times has been extended to noon on Sunday. JEA will give an update as soon as there is more more information.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said to call 904-630-City to report issues. Don't get anywhere near or touch a down power line, stay away and report it.
Visit JEA's website to check or report outages in your area.
JEA is with you during this storm. Crews and equipment are positioned around #Jax https://t.co/lGr1wBbxmP
— JEA (@NewsfromJEA) October 7, 2016
Jea currently out addressing outages now until it's unsafe. Will have 800 people out tomorrow once storm passes. #HurricaneMatthew
— Cole Heath (@ColeHeathMSP) October 7, 2016
b/c of extensive outages est. restoration times has been extended to Sun 12/noon. ETRs will be updated as soon as we have more reliable data
— JEA (@NewsfromJEA) October 7, 2016
St. Johns County
There are about 47,920 customers in St. Johns County that are reporting power outages at 1 p.m., according to Florida Power and Light Power Tracker.
Nassau County
Important Phone Numbers:
— NassauEM (@NassauEM) October 7, 2016
Florida Power and Light: (800) 468-8243
JEA: (904) 665-6000
Florida Public Utilities: (904) 261-3663
Clay County
There are about 23,229 customers in Clay County that are reporting power outages at 1p.m., according Clay Electric.
Putnam County
There are about 5,650 customers in Putnam County that are reporting power outages at 1 p.m., according to Florida Power and Light Power Tracker.
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