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More than 4,000 in South Florida lost power from Tropical Storm Gordon

By David J. Neal
South Beach tourists brave the bad weather as many strolled down the empty sidewalks, checked-in or departed their hotels on Ocean Drive as a tropical storm warning was issued for coastal Miami-Dade with a wind gust to 45 miles per hour and heavy rainfall for the Labor Day holiday.
South Beach tourists brave the bad weather as many strolled down the empty sidewalks, checked-in or departed their hotels on Ocean Drive as a tropical storm warning was issued for coastal Miami-Dade with a wind gust to 45 miles per hour and heavy rainfall for the Labor Day holiday. CARL JUSTE CJUSTE@MIAMIHERALD.COM

More than 4,000 FPL customers in South Florida lost power Monday as Tropical Storm Gordon’s winds and rain passed through Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. No outages were reported in the Florida Keys.

As of mid-day, 3,153 customers in Miami-Dade, 833 in Broward and 154 in Palm Beach were without electricity, according to FPL’s Powertracker page. By 8 p.m., however, power had been restored to all but roughly 50 customers.

This story was originally published September 3, 2018 at 12:36 PM with the headline "More than 4,000 in South Florida lost power from Tropical Storm Gordon."

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