Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key in Florida Wednesday night, causing major damage including tearing the roof off Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay…
The storm, with winds of 120 mph, ripped the roof off Tropicana Field, the baseball stadium home to the Tampa Bay Rays made landfall Wednesday night along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, major storm surge, heavy rain and chances for major flooding for much of the state.had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph when it roared ashore at 8:30 p.m. near Siesta Key, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
While storm surge levels were slowly coming down early Thursday morning along the west coast of Florida, they were continuing along the south, NBC's Al Roker said Thursday morning. The rating categorizes hurricanes on a scale of 1 to 5 based on sustained wind speeds, according to the "This scale estimates potential property damage," the NWS reports."Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage. Category 1 and 2 storms are still dangerous, however, and require preventative measures.
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