UPDATE: Power outages ease after storms hit North Central Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Most Gainesville Regional Utilities customers who lost power during storms Friday have had service restored, according to GRU officials.
GRU reported approximately 230 customers remained without power as of 9:30 p.m., down from roughly 3,000 outages recorded around 6 p.m.
Clay Electric reported about 245 outages Friday night, with most concentrated in Alachua County.
Duke Energy reported fewer than 100 outages, primarily in northern Marion County.
Original article:
Thunderstorms in the Gainesville area caused hail to fall and power outages on Friday afternoon.
More than 3,000 Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) customers lost power due to the storms, utility officials said. Crews responded to work to restore power.
Most of the outages were reported in the eastern part of the area. Hail was reported in Southwest Gainesville
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