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TAMPA BAY, Florida<\/strong> \u2014 Severe storms<\/strong> swept through parts of the Tampa Bay area<\/strong> on Monday evening<\/strong>, leaving behind property damage<\/strong>, downed trees<\/strong>, and widespread power outages<\/strong>, especially in Pasco<\/strong> and Hernando counties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A strong line of storms<\/strong>, moving southwest<\/strong>, triggered severe thunderstorm warnings<\/strong> across multiple counties in Florida<\/strong>, while tornado warnings<\/strong> were briefly issued for Pasco<\/strong> and Hernando<\/strong>, later allowed to expire. In Ridge Manor<\/strong>, a large tree collapsed onto a home<\/strong>, underscoring the strength of the winds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pasco County Fire Rescue<\/strong> confirmed a lightning strike<\/strong> caused a residential fire<\/strong>, while multiple reports of fallen power lines<\/strong> are still coming in. Street flooding<\/strong> is also a growing concern across the Tampa Bay region<\/strong>, according to FOX 13 Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Winds in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties<\/strong> may have exceeded 60 MPH<\/strong>, creating conditions capable of toppling trees<\/strong> and damaging structures<\/strong>. A dramatic photo taken by Ollie Helsby<\/strong> in downtown St. Pete<\/strong> captures the power of the storm as it moved through.<\/p>\n As of 7:51 p.m. EDT<\/strong>, the power outage map<\/strong> paints a clear picture of the impact. Duke Energy<\/strong> reports:<\/p>\n Pasco County<\/strong> \u2013 657 customers<\/strong> without power <\/p>\n Florida Power & Light (FPL)<\/strong> indicates:<\/p>\n Manatee County<\/strong> \u2013 305 customers<\/strong> without power Tampa Electric (TECO)<\/strong> is currently reporting a more severe impact with 6,499 customers<\/strong> in the dark. The Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative<\/strong> also confirms 1,321 customers<\/strong> affected across Citrus<\/strong>, Hernando<\/strong>, Pasco<\/strong>, Polk<\/strong>, and Sumter counties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Weather conditions remain unstable<\/strong> across the region as the storm system pushes toward the Gulf<\/strong>, and more updates<\/strong> are expected through the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TAMPA BAY, Florida \u2014 Severe storms swept through parts of the Tampa Bay area on Monday evening, leaving behind property damage, downed trees, and widespread power outages, especially in Pasco and Hernando counties. A strong line of storms, moving southwest, triggered severe thunderstorm warnings across multiple counties in Florida, while tornado warnings were briefly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nPinellas County<\/strong> \u2013 555 customers<\/strong>
\nPolk County<\/strong> \u2013 774 customers<\/strong>
\nHighlands County<\/strong> \u2013 637 customers<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSarasota County<\/strong> \u2013 33 customers<\/strong><\/p>\n