At the peak of Milton-related electric power outages in Polk County, more than six in 10 residents were in the dark. On Monday in an initial assessment of Hurricane Milton’s impact, Paul Womble, director of Polk County’s Emergency Management,

Residents of Florida are still reeling from Hurricane Milton, which made landfall last Wednesday as a Category 3 storm. Causing at least 24 deaths and prompting large-scale evacuations, the storm left the state with widespread devastation.