Gov. Ron DeSantis is reviewing the impacts of “destruction and damage” from a storm that made landfall at Siesta Key but created damage far afield, noting it was “not the worst-case scenario.” “We will better understand the extent of the damage as the day progresses,” DeSantis said.

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Florida flooding still a fear in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, including along St. Johns River

More than 3 million homes and businesses were in the dark by early Thursday as Milton was exiting the eastern coast of Florida.

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The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Florida appeared to have dodged a “worst-case scenario” during Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm before passing over the state.
Milton, which formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds several days before it slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast about 50 miles south of Tampa. But a…

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FEMA Director: Florida Dodged ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ With Hurricane Milton

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that initial assessments showed that the state was spared the “worst case scenario” from Hurricane Milton, even though there was substantial damage. “The storm was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst case scenario,” DeSantis said at a briefing this morning, adding that the hurricane weakened before landfall. “Definitely […]

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that Hurricane Milton was a significant storm but not “the worst case scenario.” He told reporters that the worst storm surge appeared to be in Sarasota County, where it was 8 to 10 feet (2.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls Milton's impact significant, with flooding and damaging winds. But he says "thankfully, this was not the worst case scenario."

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A big part of storm recovery will be responding to inland flooding along the Hillsborough River, Little Wekiva River and St. Johns River.

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Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up 150 tornadoes. The storm caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit.

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ST. PETERSBURG, USA – Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, October 10, after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned more than a dozen tornados, destroyed homes and killed at least four people, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic storm surge that was feared. 
		
	
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Gov. DeSantis: Milton 'worst-case scenario' averted, but 'destruction and damage' rampant

Gov. DeSantis: Milton 'worst-case scenario' averted, but 'destruction and damage' rampant

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