Curfew remains in effect until 10 a.m.
THURSDSAY 5 A.M.: Milton is hanging on as a Category 1 hurricane with top winds of 85 mph as the center has reached Brevard County. But the winds continue to blow.
A wind gust of 76 mph was recorded overnight by a Kissimmee weather station, and other WeatherSTEM stations recorded regular gusts near 70 mph through the night, The station at Osceola Heritage Park recorded a pressure reading of 979 millibars, which corresponds to a robust Category 1 hurricane, around 1 a.m. Winds continue to blow up to 50-60 mph around the area. STAY WITHIN THE SAFETY ON INDOORS -- a county-wide curfew is in effect until 10 a.m. Winds should drop to around 25 mph, out of the north, by 11 a.m.
Between KUA, OUC and Duke Energy, about 27,000 utility customers are out of power. Crews will not be able to get out and make repairs until winds subside to below 40 or 45 mph.
Here's how to report an outage quickly:
KUA: text OUT to 877-582-7700 and follow the prompts to have your outage recorded. You will receive a confirmation of your message, a link to the outage map and updates when the issue has been resolved.
OUC: Use your mobile device to text OUT to 69682 (myOUC) or use the 24-hour outage reporting line by calling 407-423-9018.
Duke Energy: Text: Text “OUT” to 57801, Call 800-228-8485, or if possible report the outage online at duke-energy. com/outagealerts.
Those customers who are out are part of about 3.1 million others statewide currently without power.
