Hurricane Michael

1,525,894without power at peak
388counties affected
6states

A Category 5 hurricane made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, with 160 mph winds — the strongest storm to hit the Florida panhandle on record. At peak (October 10–12, 2018), 1,525,894 customers lost power across 6 states.

Peak Outages by State

State Customers Out Tracked % Out
Virginia 104 counties 550,295
4,405,666 12.5%
North Carolina 91 counties 528,537
5,560,442 9.5%
Florida 36 counties 273,389
12,834,396 2.1%
Georgia 112 counties 140,058
5,785,236 2.4%
Alabama 12 counties 25,748
2,875,056 0.9%
South Carolina 33 counties 7,867
3,270,844 0.2%

More Historical Outages

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