Why Milton is already a hurricane for the record books

Watch How the News Outlets Covered Hurricane Milton

A suddenly roofless Tropicana Field. A construction crane toppling over and crashing into the Tampa Times offices. Those are some of the searing images that aired on the major networks when Hurricane Milton made landfall on the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm. Even as coverage shifts into recovery phase, those...

Hurricane Milton: 'Look for the Helpers'

Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton have carved a wide path of destruction across the southeast, plunging millions of families into darkness and claiming hundreds of lives. Daily routines have been upended and many face the daunting reality of having to start over with nothing but the proceeds of insurance – if they even had it. As of Thursday morning, over 50,000 linemen have been reportedly deployed to the state, a massive recovery effort th…

Former Chattanoogan Weathers Hurricane Milton

Why Milton is already a hurricane for the record books - Regional Media News

(SARASOTA, Fla.) — While it’s still hours away from making landfall and has yet to cause any damage, Hurricane Milton is already rewriting the record books, officials said. “I think for the west-central coast of Florida, this has the potential to be the most impactful hurricane we’ve seen in living memory, given the scope of the impacts from the storm surge,” Mike Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center, told ABC News. Milton is forec…

Multiple dead, dozens rescued after Hurricane Milton

Multiple dead, dozens rescued after Hurricane Milton Multiple deaths have been reported after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more on Milton's effects to the east, and CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez has more on flooding in Orlando. Also, WTSP's Miranda Parnell has the latest on Clearwater rescues. Meanwhile, President Biden is denouncing lies spreading about storm federal response efforts. CBS News 24/7 is the premie…

Four Deaths Recorded After Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm. The storm brought up to 18-inches of rain to the Tampa and St. Petersburg areas. The worst storm surge appeared to be in Sarasota County where it was 8 to 10 feet. The storm resulted in power outages across a large section of Florida. Over 3.2 million homes and businesses are without electricity. Storm surge warnings were issued for much of the east-central coast of Florida, Georgi…