As Wednesday afternoon storms rolled through Northeast Florida, the impacts were felt in parts of Clay County, with nearly 7,000 power outages reported by the county’s utility.

More than 20,000 customers of Clay Electric were reported without power Saturday morning.

If you didn’t prepare to lose power, but you have, here are some tips from Consumer Reports to help keep you and your family safe.

Non-weather-related power outages are known to happen at the worst time, so understanding what’s causing those outages has helped JEA reduce them.

“A cell phone is your lifeline because it’s what you’re going to use to contact friends, family, or emergency responders in the event of an emergency, so it’s imperative that you keep it fully charged,” Hope said.

JEA is working to restore the power near the St. Johns Town Center along Town Center Parkway Thursday.

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