As Hurricane Milton approached Florida’s west coast, it brought a series of tornadoes that left a devastating trail across the state. One resident, Connor Ferin from Fort Myers, believes his home may have been hit by one of these tornadoes. Drone footage revealed the extensive damage, with his roof in shambles and the rest of the house suffering significant destruction.
In the hours leading up to Milton’s expected landfall near Tampa Bay, the hurricane unleashed heavy rain and fierce winds along Florida’s coastline. This raised alarms about a potentially life-threatening storm surge that could overwhelm waterfront communities still reeling from the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene just two weeks earlier.
The storm’s impact was widespread, prompting millions of residents along a 300-mile stretch of coastline to heed evacuation orders as a total of seven tornadoes touched down in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival. How have you and your neighbors been preparing for the storm?
