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HuffPostFlorida Democrat Shuts Down Marjorie Taylor Greene And Her Hurricane Conspiracy ‘Machine’
Jared Moskowitz slammed the Georgia Republican for her “very dangerous” misinformation.
- Evening Standard
Hurricane Milton latest LIVE: At least 10 dead but Florida spared 'worst case scenario' as storm moves into Atlantic
More than three million Florida homes and businesses without power and 1,900 flights have been cancelled
- People
Anderson Cooper Struck by Flying Debris from Hurricane Milton During Live News Report: 'That Wasn't Good'
Hurricane Milton hit Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with heavy rain and strong winds
- The Independent
Abandoned dog left tied to fence on side of I-75 hours before Hurricane Milton hits
‘Please don’t do this to your pets,’ police said after finding the dog
- The Independent
Hurricane Milton live updates: Florida surveys ‘tragic’ damage in wake of monster storm, dozens of tornadoes
Multiple fatalities have already been reported as Hurricane Milton continues to wreak havoc as it moves off Florida’s east coast
- The Daily Beast
Chaos as Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall in Florida as Category 3 Storm
Parts of the roof of Tropicana Field, the stadium where the Tampa Bay Rays play, were ripped to shreds after enduring extreme winds from Hurricane Milton, videos and photos from the area showed, as the death toll mounted in the wake of the storm.Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm, earlier Wednesday night, according to the National Hurricane Center. It weakened to a Category 1 early Thursday morning and was located 40 miles south-southwest of Orlando, a
- AccuWeather
Hurricane Milton leads to damaging tornadoes and storm surge hours before landfall
AccuWeather's Ali Reid reported live from the scene of storm surge flooding in Fort Myers, showcasing the powerful impacts of Milton even before the storm had made landfall.
- Associated Press
Hurricane Milton spawned high number of destructive, deadly tornadoes
Dozens of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they braced for heavy rain, strong winds and storm surges. Violent twisters were seen crossing highways, ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines. When Debbie Jones felt a drop in pressure and her ears popping in the Holiday Pines neighborhood of Ft. Pierce, she knew it was a tornado.
- The Independent
Milton is the fastest Atlantic storm to go from Tropical Storm to Category 5 EVER
Hurricane Milton doubled the requirements for rapid intensification when it grew from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm
- CNN
Maps and charts: Visualizing Milton’s historic impact across Florida
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s western coast on Wednesday night, making landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm. The intense hurricane spawned tornadoes, dumped rain across much of the state, left millions without power and claimed at least nine lives, including five people in St. Lucie County.
- AFP News
At least 11 dead in Florida but Hurricane Milton not as bad as feared
At least 11 people died as Hurricane Milton sent tornadoes spinning across Florida, officials said Thursday as the state grappled with flooding, power outages and other woes from a milder than expected storm that many had feared would be catastrophic.The southeastern US state was able to avoid the level of catastrophic devastation that officials had feared.
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'This was powerful': man who rode out Milton in mobile home
STORY: :: This man survived two hurricanes from his mobile home in St. Petersburg, Florida:: St. Petersburg, Florida:: Jerald Gilchrist, Hurricane survivor"I’ve seen the road get flooded, but never like this. And this much damage – I mean this was powerful. When it came and hit the side of the trailers, it sounded like an aircraft carrier, I mean not a carrier, but a plane coming in, and I mean it just shook the whole building.”:: October 10, 2024:: While most of his neighbors evacuated the area, Gilchrist is one of the few left"For the few years I got left, I’d like to stay here, but you know. It gets scary and to evacuate it's more of a pain in the neck." "If it was gonna go, I was gonna go, too. So, just trying to protect it, you know. But if I had to do it again, I don’t think I would. Matter of fact, during the storm, I thought about that, you know, that I made a bad decision.”The floodwaters in Gilchrist’s mobile home park were as high as three-and-a-half feet in certain parts. The retired truck driver said he’d never seen it this bad since moving to Florida from Stamford, Connecticut 11 years ago.Residents of St. Petersburg, Florida, who decided to ride out Hurricane Milton despite dire warnings and mandatory evacuation orders emerged from their homes on Thursday morning to find their city largely intact after the powerful storm's overnight passage.In the downtown, situated alongside Tampa Bay, many streets avoided flooding, boats in the city marina fared well and damage to the city's buildings appeared limited.That is not to say the city came away completely unscathed. The hurricane's shredding winds ripped a gaping hole in the fabric roof of St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team, scattered tree limbs across many streets and brought down power lines.
- BuzzFeed
"You're Missing A Really Key Piece Of This": This Tampa Resident Just Gave A Critical Explanation For Why It's So Difficult To Evacuate Before A Hurricane
"If you're someone who saw the mayor of Tampa get on CNN and say that 'If you stay, you're going to die,' and you're confused on why anyone would ever stay in Tampa if our mayor just said we're going to die, you're missing a really key piece of this..."
- People
Real-Life“ Perfect Storm” Meteorologist Todd Gross Opens Up About the Dangerous Future of Hurricanes (Exclusive)
The Massachusetts-based weatherman talks to PEOPLE about why Milton was so concerning to experts and what people can expect from future storms
- The Hill
What officials are saying in aftermath of Hurricane Milton
Floridians awoke Thursday morning with the worst of Hurricane Milton largely behind them but a long road to recovery still ahead. Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, in Siesta Key, Fla., 5 miles west of Sarasota and about 70 miles south of the…
- The Independent
Watch live view of Tampa as Florida braces for ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton
Watch a live view of Tampa on Wednesday (9 October) as Florida braces for “catastrophic” Hurricane Milton. Millions of residents are racing to evacuate as the Category 5 storm approaches landfall on the state’s western coast. President Joe Biden warned that evacuation orders for Floridians were a matter of “life and death”, while the National Hurricane Center warned Milton could be “one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida.”
- The Hill
Florida Republican suggests Greene have ‘head examined’ over hurricane claims
Florida Republican Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez suggested Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) should have her “head examined” after she claimed humans can control the weather. “Humans cannot create or control hurricanes,” Gimenez posted on the social platform X, as Hurricane Milton bore down on his home state. “Anyone who thinks they can, needs…
- Storyful
Palm Tree Topples Over as Hurricane Hits St Petersburg
A palm tree was toppled in St Petersburg, Florida, as Hurricane Milton hit the area on October 9.Footage posted by the City of St Petersburg shows the tree lifting out of the ground outside the Moxy Hotel.Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota as a Category 3 storm, but was later downgraded to a Category 2.Numerous St Pete residents reported transformers blowing out as the storm lashed the city. By 10:45 pm, more than 380,000 customers were without electricity in Pinellas County alone, according to power supplier Duke Energy. Credit: City of St. Petersburg via Storyful
- People
Caroline Calloway 'Doesn't Want to Evacuate' Florida Home Amid Hurricane Milton, Despite Living in Mandatory Evacuation Zone
In an Instagram Stories posted on Tuesday, the influencer and author said she lives in a 'mandatory evacuation' zone in Sarasota