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Florida News That Impacts You – September 28th, 2022
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida. Gas prices continued lower through the weekend.
- Hurricane Ian is no more. As of 5 this morning Ian had been downgraded to a tropical storm with top sustained winds at 65 mph. A tropical storm warning remains in effect from Jupiter Inlet north.
- As Ian made its way across the state over two million households were without power statewide at the peak. Power outages are light South Florida currently as crews are able to quickly respond to the sporadic outages that are still occurring.
- Schools and most government offices are closed today, though the Solid Waste Authority will begin pickup in unincorporated areas of the Palm Beaches today.
- Gas prices have remained flat through the impact of Hurricane Ian at $3.39 per gallon. In Southeast Florida prices range from an average low of $3.43 per gallon in Broward to an average high of $3.58 per gallon in the Palm Beaches.
- Florida trend for new COVID-19 cases is reaching five-month lows. Florida’s weekly trend for daily cases is 2,260, the lowest since April 14th.