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Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit.

Two drainage pump systems, one in West End and another in New Orleans East had brief disruptions. The system suffered a major setback when six drainage pumps stopped working at three stations Wednesday night. The diesel generators used to power them went down temporarily until the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans changed the power source.

The city opened four charging and cooling stations, where residents can cool off and charge their devices and/or access WiFi while the power is out.

Francine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses after it tore through Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday.

A real-time map of the current outages affecting Entergy customers in New Orleans and throughout the metro region.

Entergy New Orleans says its workers are trying to restore electrical service to several thousand customers in the city.Entergy spokeswoman Charlotte…