Power outages in bay area

Strong winds and heavy rain are responsible for about 2,500 outages this morning in the bay area. Outages have been reported in St. Petersburg, Tampa, Largo, and Pinellas Park.

Progress Energy spokesperson Dana Yeganian said the largest concentration of outages is along 41st Avenue N from 11th to 12th Streets in St. Petersburg.

"We've been working throughout the night to restore power to folks," Yeganian said.