Strong winds, cold weather cause thousands of FPL outages across Florida

Florida Power & Light crews worked through freezing temperatures Sunday night to restore power to thousands of customers across South Florida after strong winds from a cold front damaged power lines and left homes in the dark.

In Martin County, residents waited patiently for electricity to return while linemen worked under a freeze warning to repair damaged infrastructure.

Ramon Marrone, who built his home in Hobe Sound 22 years ago after moving from New Jersey, found himself relying on a generator to keep his lights on…

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