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☆ Hurricane Milton influencers brought in millions of views and a horde of new followers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Sophia Pargas | Sophia Pargas Is A News Associate For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

“I just don’t want to drive back up to Atlanta and leave for each hurricane,” Sam Hunter, a Tampa-based digital marketer, told NBC NEWS. Both Meta and TikTok declined to comment on the surge in such hurricane content. Videos on Hunter’s page — which showcase hurricane prep, landfall and aftermath — have amassed millions of views. While his account currently focuses solely on Hurricane Milton, Hunter plans to experiment with new content and see what sticks. “Some people take this stuff as a joke,” Corujo told NBC News, noting that many may see the hurricane as an opportunity to gain views.

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The prospect of installing a new roof atop Tropicana Field comes at a difficult time for local governments, which are already committed to building a new Rays stadium in time for the 2028 season. So whatever investment is put into Tropicana Field now would be used by the Rays for only three more seasons. A rep for the company that installed the stadium’s roof, Geiger Engineers, did not return messages from NBC News seeking comment Thursday. That roof was “well past its intended service life,” Geiger Engineers principal David Campbell told the newspaper. Tropicana Field opened to the public in 1990 and still had its original roof.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Two days after Hurricane Milton flooded The Standard at 2690 Apartments, representatives from the company that manages the 16-acre complex showed up Friday and barred tenants from returning to their homes. Before Milton arrived, McCoy said she noticed a maintenance worker boarding up the complex’s leasing office. "My neighbors ended up doing it for me.”As for the property managers, McCoy said, “They just were out like that. Police at the complex told reporters they rescued at least 500 other residents the same way. Samantha Hood, 32, who has lived at the complex for four years, said many of the tenants are poor families with children who live paycheck to paycheck.

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Quarterbacks Jayden Daniels versus Lamar Jackson should be pure fireworks, but it's far from the only intriguing matchup this weekend. Henry has scored in all five games this season while rushing for a league-high 572 yards. Considering down and distance, Henry has rushed for 229 yards more than expected, according to advanced NFL stats. Kirk Cousins, meanwhile, is fifth in passing yards per game despite a slow start for Atlanta’s offense. The Lions are conceding 349.0 yards per game, 11th-worst in the NFL.

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Florida communities grapple with destruction after Hurricane Milton. And Barack Obama talks about “real strength” at a rally for Kamala Harris. Florida embarks on road to recovery after MiltonAt least 16 people have been confirmed dead in Florida after tornadoes touched down and Hurricane Milton slammed into the state this week, leaving a trail of damage and devastation. Milton was the fifth hurricane to hit Florida’s barrier islands in two years, but steadfast residents say living there is worth the risk. More Hurricane Milton coverage:1 dead, 23 rescued after Colorado tourist mine malfunctionAt least one person is dead after an elevator equipment malfunction at a tourist mine in Colorado.

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Video Ad Feedback Coast Guard saves man clinging to cooler 30 miles off Florida coast as Milton approached 00:39 - Source: CNNAhead of Milton’s arrival this week, the US Coast Guard twice helped a Florida boater, who was found clinging to a cooler in the Gulf waters the second time he was rescued, video shows. A Coast Guard rescue boat crew and a rescue helicopter crew arrived to help the two people, who were airlifted back to Air Station Clearwater in good condition, the release said. “The weather at the time was 6-8 foot seas, and approximately 30 mph winds but quickly deteriorating as (Milton) approached,” the release states. The Coast Guard instructed the captain to wear a life jacket and stay with the vessel’s emergency position. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami helicopter was launched at 5:30 a.m.

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☆ Florida residents are returning home after Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Nicole Chavez | Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —There wasn’t much more than piles of debris from shattered homes when Vickie Ward returned Friday to her Grove City, Florida, neighborhood after Hurricane Milton. Vickie Ward said her home in Grove City, Florida, was damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Her home in North Port, Florida, has been damaged multiple times by storms and she had just finished paying off repairs from Hurricane Ian in 2022. “To be honest with you, I don’t want to … It’s my fourth hurricane and four times I’ve gotten demolished. Sheriff’s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.

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☆ Hurricane Milton might cost insurers up to $50 billion — but it could have been much worse, analysts said
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hurricane Milton's insured losses could cost between $30 billion and $50 billion, said analysts. AdvertisementHurricane Milton stormed Florida on Wednesday, leaving an estimated $30 billion to $50 billion of insured losses, according to analysts from Fitch Ratings in a Thursday note. Milton's insured losses could range from $30 billion to $50 billion, according to Fitch, making it the largest since Hurricane Ian in 2022, which caused $60 billion in damages. According to a September report by Moody's Analytics, Hurricane Helene's insured losses were between $20 billion and $34 billion. Fitch analysts said local insurers might face insufficient reinsurance coverage to handle the losses and drive up premium rates.

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Sean Rayford/Getty Images Cars move slowly through Matlacha, Florida, on Thursday after Hurricane Milton damaged power lines. Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times/AP A satellite image captures Hurricane Milton reaching the coast of Florida on Wednesday, October 9. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday. “Many areas in the county have incurred severe property damage because of back-to-back impacts from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton,” Pinellas County Consumer Protection said in a public advisory Thursday.

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☆ Florida’s home insurer of last resort is in serious trouble. Will Milton put it over the edge?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Flood waters inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network/Imagn Images A vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key on Thursday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP The roof of Tropicana Field, destroyed by Hurricane Milton, is seen in St. Petersburg on Thursday. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday.

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☆ Home prices are down as much as 12% in boomtowns in Florida, Texas, and other popular states
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Metros in Florida, Texas, and other states are seeing prices fall by as much as 12%, per Realtor.com. Miami, FloridaPedro Portal/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesMedian list price: $525,000Change from last year: -12.4%2. Orlando, FloridaSmithlandia Media/Getty ImagesMedian list price: $429,950Change from last year: -5.6%Advertisement9. Tampa, FloridaJohn Coletti/Getty ImagesMedian list price: $414,948Change from last year: -5.5%10. Nashville, TennesseeJohn Coletti/Getty ImagesMedian list price: $547,865Change from last year: -5.4%

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☆ Florida man who refused to leave his $1.25 million 'hurricane-proof' home said it was basically unharmed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

William Fulford chose to stay in his $1.25 million Tampa Bay-area home in Hurricane Milton's path. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. The storm came through and we were about 15 miles from the eye of it. The solar power kicked in when the city's grid went out, and we're still running on solar right now.

Persons: William Fulford, —, homebuilder, Fulford, Helene Organizations: Tampa, Service Locations: Cortez , Florida, downtown Tampa, Hurricane Milton, Bradenton

Hurricane Milton dumped so much rain over parts of Florida’s Tampa Bay area that it qualified as a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event. Other significant rainfall totals across Florida included 14.01 inches in Clearwater Beach, 13.09 inches in Baskin, 11.43 inches in Tampa and 10.12 inches in Seminole. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Tampa and St. Petersburg that lasted until 2:30 a.m. Preliminary measures on Wednesday indicated that 7 inches had fallen in St. Augustine, 7.38 inches in Titusville and 3.05 inches in Daytona Beach, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Milton has moved back out to sea, but additional rainfall and flooding are expected to persist through Thursday in parts of eastern and central Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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The extent of the damage to homes and businesses from Hurricane Milton is still being assessed. “There’s a lot of people feeling that anxiety, feeling the stresses, compounding with two different storms so close together,” Martin said. My mental health cannot handle that." Before Hurricane Milton hit, families in Tampa, Florida, were still coping with damage by flooding from Hurricane Helene. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recommends to call or text 1-800-985-5990 24/7.

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TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived record-breaking Hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat. As Hurricane Milton was bearing down on Tampa, Malinowski posted to his social media account to soothe his newfound audience’s worries, even as his boat rocked and shaked against increasing wind and rain. “I’m doing great!” he told NBC News on Wednesday around 7 p.m., approximately two hours before the storm was set to make landfall. "Lieutenant Dan" on his boat Wednesday in Tampa. “I’m going to go back to doing my regular thing, which I think is pretty inspirational,” he told NBC News.

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At least five deaths have been confirmed in St. Lucie County on the state’s Atlantic coast, where tornadoes touched down. The city’s mayor told reporters that no serious injuries or deaths have been reported there in the wake of the storm. Ron DeSantis told reporters at a briefing Thursday morning. Search and rescue teams worked overnight to save families and pets, DeSantis told reporters. Milton made landfall just 13 days after Helene devastated the Southeast, breaking the record for the shortest amount of time between two major hurricanes in Florida.

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Hurricane Milton's powerful winds overnight Wednesday severely damaged the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' home ballpark, Tropicana Field, which had been set for use by workers responding to the storm. An aerial view of Tropicana Field's shredded roof in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla., in the wake of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. Tampa Bay Times / ZUMA Press via ShutterstockThe stadium's playing field and stands could be seen in that overheard footage, through where panels once were. There were no injuries immediately reported from that area of downtown St. Petersburg, according to a city statement. Tampa Bay missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018.

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☆ Florida wakes to Milton's destruction and Vegas says goodbye to the Tropicana casino: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Hurricane Milton leaves a trail of destruction in Florida. Milton sweeps through Florida after a destructive landfallFlorida communities are waking up to destruction left by Hurricane Milton as the storm tore through the state — the second major hurricane to hit in two weeks. More Hurricane Milton coverage:Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates in recorded history. ➡️ An NBC News poll found Harris and Trump voters see their candidates representing “change” but in very different ways. The iconic Tropicana casino was imploded to make way for a proposed $1.5 billion stadium to house the Oakland Athletics ahead of the team’s planned move to Sin City in 2028.

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Davis Jones looks out the door of the hotel where he is riding out Hurricane Milton, in Tampa, Florida on October 9, 2024. Julio Cortez/APThough authorities and meteorologists had feared Tampa would bear the heaviest brunt of Hurricane Milton, it appears the city has avoided the kind of devastating 15-foot storm surge that had been forecast, said CNN Correspondent Brian Todd. “I’ve never really seen sheets and walls of water coming down from a hurricane,” he said, speaking from Tampa. Now, several hours after Milton first made landfall, the eye of the storm has moved east through central Florida. Earlier in the night, the storm pushed the water out of Tampa Bay, leaving it looking almost like “a dry riverbed,” he added.

Persons: Davis Jones, Hurricane Milton, Julio Cortez, Brian Todd, “ I’ve, ”, Milton, Todd Organizations: Hurricane, CNN Locations: Tampa , Florida, Tampa, Hurricane Milton, Florida, Tampa Bay

☆ Tropicana Field was set to be a refuge for storm personnel. Then Hurricane Milton blew most of the roof off
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A refuge for first responders and cleanup crews weary after long days rescuing storm victims or clearing wreckage left by Hurricane Milton. But Milton showed no mercy during its deadly rampage across Florida, shredding the roof of Tropicana Field – a Major League Baseball stadium turned makeshift shelter for storm personnel. Drone footage above Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg shows the dome's shredded roof and cots for first responders. “And you could see it just had no chance against those winds of Hurricane Milton.”Hurricane Milton ripped off much of the roof of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Ron DeSantis said Tropicana Field would be used as a 10,000-person base camp for debris cleanup operations and first responders.

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☆ I'm a Florida-based bridal makeup artist. Hurricane Milton has battered the wedding industry and cost me thousands.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hurricane Milton devastated parts of Florida, hitting the wedding industry hard during peak season. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Jennifer Gaffney, a Tampa-based makeup artist who lost thousands in income due to wedding cancellations caused by Hurricane Milton. I'm a makeup artist, and my main source of income is doing bridal makeup along the Florida coastline. This also makes it particularly stressful when we have wedding cancellations during this period— even more so when they're widespread and unexpected, like during hurricanes. Weather during Hurricane Milton.

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☆ Hurricane Milton slams into Florida, the latest blow to homeowners already reeling from Helene's destruction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Geoff Weiss | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Hurricane Milton barreled into Florida's west coast Wednesday. AdvertisementHurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm. FEMA insisted Monday it had the "capacity to manage multiple simultaneous disasters," including Helene and Milton. As for FEMA funding, Criswell noted during the briefing that there is currently $11 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund and said she's evaluating whether it will be necessary to ask Congress for more. Advertisement"The funding is there to support Helene and Milton," Criswell said.

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☆ Tampa Electric CEO on power outages caused by Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTampa Electric CEO on power outages caused by Hurricane MiltonArchie Collins, Tampa Electric CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss how Collins will address the number of customers without power, how long it'll take to restore things to normalcy, and much more.

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CNN —Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s Gulf 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 12 lives, including five people in St. Lucie County. Milton is the third hurricane to hit Florida this year — which has only happened during five other hurricane seasons since 1871. Many areas in Florida are also recovering from the aftermath of a Milton-spurred torrent “supercharged” tornadoes, according to National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan. Milton was the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the United States this year, joining Category 1 Beryl, Category 1 Debby, Category 2 Francine and Category 4 Helene.

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☆ FEMA was strapped for cash even before America's hurricane double whammy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

FEMA for two months had to pause $9 billion meant for communities still recovering from past disasters. In this case, for nearly two months, FEMA hoarded $9 billion to make up for delayed funding from Congress. But Biden-administration officials warn of another shortfall as soon as January, especially after Hurricane Milton slammed into the Tampa area late Wednesday. "So if FEMA delays reimbursements, local governments have to bear those costs, and they may put off recovery efforts. FEMA officials have repeatedly said they have enough resources to respond to Hurricane Helene and now Hurricane Milton but declined to specify how much disaster aid remained available.

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