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Hurricane Milton Packs a Punch, Leaves More Than 3 Million Without Electricity 

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Hurricane Milton Packs a Punch, Leaves More Than 3 Million Without Electricity 

by Sandra Rhodes
October 10, 2024 at 10:06 am
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Hurricane Milton Packs a Punch, Leaves More Than 3 Million Without Electricity 

TOPSHOT - Waves crash along St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight on October 9, 2024. Milton regained power on October 8 to become a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 kph) as it barrels towards the west-central coast of Florida and is forecast to make landfall late October 9, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hurricane Milton rolled into Florida in the middle of the night, leaving more than 3 million people without electricity in the state and at least for people dead in St. Lucie County.

Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key and has generated tornadoes along the way, Fox News reported.

Milton was downgraded to a Category 1 storm and is now off Florida’s east coast. But before it left Florida it developed damaging winds and flooding rains in the area. 

Water rescues were happening in Orlando Thursday morning.

Law enforcement officials in other parts of the state are encouraging people to stay off roads and avoid downed power lines.

“What we were really worried about was the storm surge. And so, fortunately, we didn’t see the peak of it, but it’s not over,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said Thursday.

“At 7:00 this morning when high tide comes in, rivers are going to flood. All over Hillsborough County, not just in the city of Tampa,” she said.

Some parts of Florida have received more than 10 inches of rain. In St. Petersburg, the roof was torn off the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field as 18 inches of rain fell over 24 hours, according to Fox Weather.

“It is imperative that everybody stay inside and do not drive out on the roads. We have hundreds of calls of power lines down,” said Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw Thursday morning. “We have trees down and we are out there actively making the city and the streets safe. So please stay indoors until we give you the all clear.”

St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson told Fox Weather there have been 17 tornadoes in that county along with several fatalities.

There is “a rescue mission ongoing, and hundreds of homes destroyed,” he said.

On Florida’s western coast, some communities have seen up to 10 feet of water surging in from the Gulf.

The Poweroutage.us website reports more than 3.3 million people are without power across Florida. Almost all of the Tampa Bay area in the dark.

Duke Energy President Melissa Seixas said on ‘Fox & Friends’ that more 800,000 of its customers are without electricity across 35 counties in the state.

“We are beginning to go out now to conduct damage assessments. We will do this with boots on the ground, we will do it with helicopters and drones, we really need that line of sight to tell us exactly what we are dealing with as far as damage,” she said. “We expect that it will range from significant poles down, wires down, a lot of debris from trees, also contending with the debris that remains from Helene and flooding and storm surge probably in certain places.”

Milton’s landfall came barely two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated up to North Carolina. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday about 10,000 National Guardsmen were ready to aid in rescue efforts. 

“We have 500 tactical vehicles, including 180 high water vehicles, aerial water and ground National Guard search and rescue teams. This is the largest Florida National Guard search and rescue mobilization in the entire history of the state of Florida,” he said. 

President Joe Biden also declared Florida a disaster area, which is designed to facilitate FEMA’s preparations and response.

Many have posted on X, formerly Twitter, about what is happening in the Sunshine State.

Florida Troopers rescued a dog that was tied to a fence in Hurricane Milton’s path.

Thankfully this pup is in safe hands now and has already been to the vet. pic.twitter.com/Qk5ns25p4V

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 9, 2024

More than 3.3 million customers are without power this morning across the state of Florida. Hillsborough County, where Tampa is located, is leading the helm with over 500,000 customers without electricity.#FLwx #poweroutages #Milton #HurricaneMilton pic.twitter.com/y8Kxp84I9k

— Anthony Duarte (@AnthonyDuarte03) October 10, 2024

Hurricane Milton destroys roof/dome on Tampa Bay Rays stadium.

Wild.

pic.twitter.com/TTqhF4yTNx

— Cryptid Politics (pro-DeSantis) 🇺🇸🐊 (@CryptidPolitics) October 10, 2024

This man gets stuck inside his car during Hurricane Milton #Milton#HurricanMilton #Florida #HurricaneMilton2024#HurricaneMilton pic.twitter.com/wpcoyZvWS7

— அரிஸ்டாடில் (@TamilTweeper) October 10, 2024

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR AFTER THE STORM. Please stay off the roads for now.#Hurricane #Helene #Milton #Flood #Cancun #Mexico #US #Florida #Tampa #Airport #Tornado #Wind #Rain https://t.co/D8TndtVOd7 pic.twitter.com/LW6f5HGM8C

— GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) October 10, 2024
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Sandra Rhodes

IJR, Contributor Writer She was a Story Editor for Indpendent Journal Review since November 2022 and has written for IJR since February 2024. She has been in the newspaper business in various capacities since 1998.

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