MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Massive power outages struck Florida on Tuesday afternoon, with power reported out from Miami to Jacksonville on the east coast and as far north as Tampa on the Gulf Coast, police and utility officials said.
Motorists try to navigate an intersection after traffic lights go dark.
About 4.4 million customers across South Florida were affected, Florida Power and Light Co. officials said.
The outage struck shortly after 1 p.m. ET as scattered thunderstorms passed through the region.
But the cause of the outage was not immediately known.
In Washington, officials at the Department of Homeland Security said there was no immediate concern that terrorism was behind the outage.
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