By
Spectrum News Staff
Florida
UPDATED 5:38 PM ET Nov. 12, 2020
PUBLISHED 5:24 AM ET Nov. 12, 2020
PUBLISHED 5:24 AM EST Nov. 12, 2020
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Eta made landfall as a tropical storm near Cedar Key, Fla. at 4:20 a.m. and the worst weather has ended as the storm moves away from the Tampa area.
Eta’s highest wind gusts topped 50 mph in some places. That’s led to more than 20,000 customers without power across Florida, with many of those in Pinellas County.
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5:30 PM UPDATE: More than 5,000 FPL and Duke Energy customers remain without power after Eta.
Duke Energy is reporting the following outages:
Pinellas County: 4,517
Pasco County: 335
Citrus County: 164
Florida Power & Light outages:
Manatee County: 132
Sarasota County: 193