When will the power be back in Fort Myers, FL?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 22, 8,694 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.2 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Fort Myers, Florida — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Fort Myers is a city in Lee County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Fort Myers directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Fort Myers is a city of about 99,918 residents in Lee County.
Florida Power & Light has reported outages for Fort Myers by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-16) — so when Fort Myers is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Fort Myers: 33901 · 33902 · 33905 · 33906 · 33907 · 33908 · 33911 · 33912 · 33913 · 33916 · 33919 · 33965 · 33966 · 33967 · 33994 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Fort Myers: the closest other places we track are Cape Coral, about 10 miles to the west; Estero, about 13 miles to the south; Bonita Springs, about 18 miles to the south; Punta Gorda, about 24 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Naples (32 mi S), North Port (38 mi NW), Marco Island (48 mi S), Venice (50 mi NW), Sebring (64 mi N), Sarasota (66 mi NW), Avon Park (70 mi N), Belle Glade (72 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Bartow (88 mi); northeast toward Port St. Lucie (100 mi); east toward Weston (95 mi); southeast toward Pembroke Pines (101 mi); northwest toward Bradenton (76 mi).
Who serves Fort Myers?
We track live outage data from Florida Power & Light, Lee County Electric Coop in Lee County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Fort Myers's last tracked outage began Aug 19, peaked at 28 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours.
- Aug 19 — 28 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Fort Myers, FL?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Fort Myers area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Fort Myers, FL?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Fort Myers area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Fort Myers ZIP code — 33901, 33902, 33905, 33906, 33907, 33908, or any of the other 9 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Fort Myers, FL?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Lee County include Florida Power & Light, Lee County Electric Coop; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Fort Myers specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Fort Myers we have the city-level view: Florida Power & Light has published outages for Fort Myers under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-16. When Fort Myers is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Lee County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Fort Myers.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
