We have power over here on the west coast of Florida, but there are reports of some outages nearby - in Manatee County (Bradenton), just north of us. Not sure if the outages are related to this.
Fox is saying that 5 nuclear substations went out and that now 2 are back up, they do not know what the cause was.
Katherine Heritage said that Homeland Security is keeping a
close eye on the situation to see if it was some sort of
sabotage.
http://www.foxnews.com/index.html
you can watch live here and on the other links I posted, you can also refresh the page to get the latest.
Fox is saying it has something to do with “The Turkey Point
Reactors”
You can watch WSVN.com, they are giving alot of info...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332808,00.html
Widespread Power Outages Across Southern Florida
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
MIAMI — Widespread power outages are being reported around southern Florida, including parts of Miami.
Carl Fowler of Broward Emergency Managment Administration told FOX News that Florida Power and Light is reporting a transmission source problem as the cause of the outages that are affecting areas statewide.
They are not sure where the location of the problem originates.
Some areas are in blackout while others are experiencing surges or flickers.
Earlier, authorities said that five Turkey Point reactors unexpectedly went down and two are back on line.
Homeland Security officials are monitoring the situation, but told FOX News there is no indication the outage is linked to terrorism.
Frank Reddish, Miami-Dade County’s emergency management coordinator, said the outages appear to be concentrated in the southeast portion of the state, including Miami. The outages began shortly after 1 p.m. EST.
Jaime Hernandez, a spokesman for Miami-Dade County Department of Emergency Management, said the county is partially activating its emergency operations center. He said no injuries have been reported so far.
Police officers on live television are seen directing traffic at intersections in downtown Miami. Many stop lights are out and some stores have closed because they are without power.
By 2 p.m., most of northern downtown Miami appeared to be back to normal operation, including a campus of Miami-Dade Community College and numerous stores and businesses. Traffic lights were out for a short time but appeared to be back in regular operation.
The U.S. courthouse complex, which includes a federal prison, experienced only a brief outage and is equipped with backup generators to keep the power flowing, officials said.
An official at the Miami International Airport says the facility is working on a generator backup but that no airline delays were reported.
WSVN is reporting 4.4 million are wihtout are without power.