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Massive power outage hits Florida
Massive power outages struck Florida on Tuesday afternoon, with power reported out from Miami to Jacksonville on the east coast and as far north as Tampa on the Gulf Coast, police and utility officials said.
About 4.4 million customers across South Florida were affected, Florida Power and Light Co. officials said.
The outage struck shortly after 1 p.m. ET as scattered thunderstorms passed through the region.
But the cause of the outage was not immediately known.
In Washington, officials at the Department of Homeland Security said there was no immediate concern that terrorism was behind the outage.
Stan Johnson, a spokesman for the North American Electric Reliability Council, said eight power plants were off-line across the region.
He said that officials believe the outage has been contained.
Detective Robert Williams, a Miami-Dade County police spokesman, said power was out across the entire county.
Outages stretched into neighboring Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, he said.
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In Palm Beach County, spotty outages ranged from Riviera Beach to Boca Raton, said sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera.
Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are home to nearly 6 million people.
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my particle accelerator
Time for :-
People dont know how to drive in these situations..
"oh noes, the traffic light is out..what now? 
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| Originally posted by DigitalPhoenix People dont know how to drive in these situations.. "oh noes, the traffic light is out..what now? |
reminds me of
2003 Power Outage
I was a counselor at camp pierce and we were almost ready to leave rye playland,ny. Some kids got stuck on the rides
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| Originally posted by Trancealot reminds me of 2003 Power Outage I was a counselor at camp pierce and we were almost ready to leave rye playland,ny. Some kids got stuck on the rides |
I'd read this thread, but teh powerz is out. 
Lex Luthor is effin' around with those crystals again! 
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| Originally posted by Zoso I'd read this thread, but teh powerz is out. |
OMG!!!!!!
we sure won't miss florida
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| Originally posted by leph555 we sure won't miss florida |
lol Florida post #233,499
I was in school when this occured and my teacher was yelling at us when all of a sudden the lights went off. They restored powerly quickly in my area.
two nuclear power plants shut down at turkey point [about 30miles south of miami]. traffic was le suck, and the hospital was on generators for awhile, but most everything's back to normal.
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Two of Florida's five nuclear reactors were shutdown as a result of the outage. Here is a statement from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
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| Originally posted by jpisani Yeah, idiots usually just think, "well its not red so I'll just fly through it." |
Worse part of it all it is this. The Winter music conference is next month so if power out still during that time some of use won't be able to have fun.
Pftt, shows how much YOU know.
Everyone will whip out their MP3 players and keep dancing.
It's Miami, mug.
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| Originally posted by Frenchie Pftt, shows how much YOU know. Everyone will whip out their MP3 players and keep dancing. |
id hit florida.
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| Originally posted by iclone duh. lol. last year, some parties continued on generator |
The nuclear reactions automatically shut themselves down because of a lack of power caused by an equipment malfunction. The safety protocols require this shutdown because without power, engineers cannot control reactor temperatures without external power.
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