Since last Wednesday when Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, approximately two million people have been without electricity.
More than 1.2 million Florida residents were without power as of this morning, according to the PowerOutage website, which tracks power outages nationwide. It also noted that 300,000 people were without power in North Carolina and more than 200,000 in Puerto Rico, nearly two weeks after Hurricane Fiona toppled the island’s power grid.
It is significant that “Ian” entered southwest Florida with winds of 150 mph, produced major flooding and storms, then made its way out into the Atlantic Ocean before making a second landfall in South Carolina as a category “1” hurricane. Throughout the state, the storm evolved into a post-tropical cyclone.
When “Ian” struck the island of Cuba prior to reaching the United States, he also destroyed the entire electrical grid there. While electricity was eventually restored in some areas of the nation, the majority of it remained dark, leading hundreds to protest in the streets.
In the United States, coastal areas are predicted to continue to have tropical storm warnings, while parts of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia are anticipated to experience substantial flooding as a result of the storm.
Two million Americans lose their electricity as a result of Hurricane Ian
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