PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office lifted a curfew Friday morning that was originally set Thursday for all residents due to widespread power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Milton.
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Officials said they rescinded the curfew order after the damage assessments Friday morning, which means the curfew will not be in place Friday night.
The curfew was mostly set because downed powerlines and debris made it unsafe to travel in the dark. About 20% of the county remained without power Friday morning.
The sheriff’s office said that it’s important to be careful on the road as cleanup continues and residents return to work.
“Right now we just need you guys to hunker down. Let us get some of this debris up. Let us get some of this cleared. Let us make this safe. We did not get the brunt like the west coast, but we did get hurricane damage,” Putnam County Sheriff’s Office PIO Allison Waters-Merritt said. “Thank you guys and stay safe out there.”
As of 10:56 a.m., more than 4,000 Florida Power & Light customers in Putnam County remained without power, and more than 5,000 had been restored.