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Scenes From Florida in Milton’s Wake
Follow the latest updates on Hurricane Milton. Hurricane Milton lashed the western coast of Florida with 120-miles-per-hour winds as it made landfall on Wednesday evening just south of Sarasota. The storm battered the state with wind and rain …
Follow the latest updates on Hurricane Milton.
Hurricane Milton lashed the western coast of Florida with 120-miles-per-hour winds as it made landfall on Wednesday evening just south of Sarasota. The storm battered the state with wind and rain overnight, destroying more than 100 homes.
As damage to the west coast was being surveyed on Thursday morning, Milton was soaking the central and eastern parts of the state. Flooding was reported on both coasts, and at least 116 tornado warnings were issued. More than three million customers are currently without power.
Thursday, Oct. 10
Daniel Alfonso used a machete to remove a tree from the roof of a mobile home in Bradenton.
Workers responded to a broken water line in Gulfport.
A mobile home park along the Little Econlockhatchee River in Orlando was flooded.
Marie Cook reacted to damage to her home in Wellington.
Floodwaters covered the streets of a neighborhood in Punta Gorda.
A crane collapsed in downtown St. Petersburg.
Residents were rescued from an apartment complex in Clearwater.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Victor Gracia, 52, an employee at the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel in Cape Coral, checked the hallways and the stairwells.
Families in Orlando sought shelter inside a school sports gymnasium.
A gas station in Orlando closed down ahead of the storm.
John Spicer, 53, of Sarasota, in a hotel that he evacuated to.
Ralph and Gayle Richardson watched weather updates in the lobby of the Holiday Inn Express in Wesley Chapel.
Residents brought their dogs to a shelter at Middleton High School in Tampa.
CreditCredit…Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina via Reuters
A time-lapse video shows the storm surge engulfing a pool deck at a resort in Fort Myers Beach.
Construction workers installed plywood on the doors of a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Cape Coral.
People bought supplies as heavy rain hit Cape Coral.
CreditCredit…Reuters
A flood wall was erected around Tampa General Hospital.
A home in Tampa boarded up ahead of the storm.
People lined up for fuel at a gas station in Cape Coral.
CreditCredit…Brennan Banks via Storyful
A funnel cloud was seen swirling over the Florida Everglades.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Residents emptied the shelves of water at a store in Orlando.
A gas station ran out of fuel in Gainesville.
CreditCredit…Dillon Deaton for The New York Times
Traffic moved slowly on Interstate 95 in Jacksonville as residents evacuated.
Larry Flynn of St. Petersburg loaded up his van as he and his wife prepared to evacuate.
CreditCredit…Associated Press
Residents in Venice filled sandbags.
Disney parks have closed through Thursday.
Preparations at SeaWorld in Orlando.
