[villagetinker]

The villages does have an underground distribution system, however, the power for this grid comes from outside sources (Duke, Florida Power, etc.) where the lines are overhead. During a storm it is possible that a fault or lighting strike to an overhead line will cause a flicker, or momentary interruption to the TV area. If the supply to the outside substation is interrupted then the associated supply line to TV would be interrupted also.
I do not believe the TV system is a "Smart Grid" design. In the case of a "smart grid" faulted sections are automatically isolated to minimize interruptions to customers, also loads (aka customers) are automatically transferred if a source is lost.

I hope this helps, I have over 40 years experience in the utility field, designing some of the above systems.