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Scenes of destruction, flooding after Hurricane Milton in Florida
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Scenes of destruction, flooding after Hurricane Milton in Florida

An aerial view of the shredded roof of Tropicana Field in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, following Hurricane Milton early Thursday.
An aerial view of the shredded roof of Tropicana Field in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, following Hurricane Milton early Thursday. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Hurricane Milton hit Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday evening, packing winds of 120 miles per hour as a Category 3 storm and bringing a new wave of destruction to an area already reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Helene last month.

According to officials in St. Lucie County, Florida, Milton spawned numerous tornadoes that killed at least four people. The storm also knocked out power to more than three million customers and caused a storm surge of several feet to hit parts of the Florida coast.

As dawn came Thursday, scenes of destruction emerged behind Milton as the storm moved across the state and out into the Atlantic. Here’s a look at some scenes.

Residents are rescued from a two-story apartment complex in Clearwater. Residents are rescued from a two-story apartment complex in Clearwater.
Residents are rescued from a two-story apartment complex in Clearwater. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
Damage to a mobile home at Harbor Lights Club, a mobile home park on Long Bayou in St. Petersburg, Florida.Damage to a mobile home at Harbor Lights Club, a mobile home park on Long Bayou in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Damage to a mobile home at Harbor Lights Club, a mobile home park on Long Bayou in St. Petersburg, Florida (Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire)
Milton threw boats ashore. Milton threw boats ashore.
Milton threw boats ashore. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Damaged items lie outside a building after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Venice, Florida, on October 10, 2024. (Marco Bello/Reuters)Damaged items lie outside a building after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Venice, Florida, on October 10, 2024. (Marco Bello/Reuters)
Damaged items lie outside a building after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Venice, Florida, on October 10, 2024. (Marco Bello/Reuters)
A view shows a collapsed construction crane that fell on the building housing the Tampa Bay Times offices in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 10, 2024, after Hurricane Milton made landfall. (Octavio Jones/Reuters)A view shows a collapsed construction crane that fell on the building housing the Tampa Bay Times offices in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 10, 2024, after Hurricane Milton made landfall. (Octavio Jones/Reuters)
A woman watches from her second floor balcony as residents of an apartment complex are rescued due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)A woman watches from her second floor balcony as residents of an apartment complex are rescued due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
Flooding caused by Hurricane Milton. Flooding caused by Hurricane Milton.
Flooding caused by Hurricane Milton. (Mike Stewart/AP)
A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field ripped open by Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 10, 2024. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field ripped open by Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 10, 2024. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field ripped open by Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 10, 2024. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
First responders in the water outside an apartment complex inundated by a flooded creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)First responders in the water outside an apartment complex inundated by a flooded creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
Debris and an awning of a gas station lie the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP)Debris and an awning of a gas station lie the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP)
Debris and an awning of a gas station lie the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP)
A drone footage showed buildings and structures damaged by Hurricane Milton in Venice, Florida. A drone footage showed buildings and structures damaged by Hurricane Milton in Venice, Florida.
A drone footage showed buildings and structures damaged by Hurricane Milton in Venice, Florida. (Marco Bello/Reuters)
The storm carried boats inland into Punta Gorda, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The storm carried boats inland into Punta Gorda, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The storm carried boats inland into Punta Gorda, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A crane crashed in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)A crane crashed in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A crane crashed in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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