{"id":20610,"date":"2024-10-11T17:02:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T21:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20610"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:41:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T21:41:23","slug":"its-discomforting-back-to-back-hurricanes-are-taking-a-toll-on-the-sunshine-state","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/its-discomforting-back-to-back-hurricanes-are-taking-a-toll-on-the-sunshine-state\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s discomforting&#8217;: Back-to-back hurricanes are taking a toll on the Sunshine State"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20610-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/10\/miltonrecap1011d.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/10\/miltonrecap1011d.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/10\/miltonrecap1011d.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A weariness is settling in Florida after three hurricanes have hit the state so far this year: Debby in August, Helene last month, and now Milton.<\/p>\n<p>The Category 3 storm made landfall Wednesday night near Siesta Key with 120 mph winds and a storm surge that even larger cities couldn\u2019t withstand.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Ron DeSantis said Thursday during his storm update that the state sustained significant damage, but says Hurricane Milton was \u201cnot the worst-case scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust by doing our tour with Siesta Key, our buildings that were built in the last 20-30 years, they did very well. They looked good,&#8221; said DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;He&#8217;s a Trooper&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Governor noted that at least 300 people and 50 pets have been rescued since Milton made landfall.<\/p>\n<p>That figure includes &#8220;Trooper&#8221;\u2014an abandoned dog that was found tied to a fence off Interstate 75 just hours before the storm made landfall.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Highway Patrol troopers rescued the dog and he is now in the care of the Leon County Humane Society in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Milton&#8217;s death toll climbs<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Milton and its associated tornados have also led to at least 16 deaths so far. As of Friday morning, 2.2 million customers in Florida remain without power, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poweroutage.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cell phone videos taken from Milton storm victims show large tornados sweeping across different parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p>One video showed multiple tornados forming alongside I-75 in Broward County. Another video shows a massive tornado, approaching what appears to be a Fort Pierce subdivision.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Florida had 126 tornado warnings, shattering the state\u2019s record for the most warnings in a single day and the second-most of any state in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hurricane evacuees returning home to a mess<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of Floridians fled their homes to get far away from Milton as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Short and his wife Elizabeth, live in Tampa. They evacuated Monday with their two young kids, and family dog to a Walmart parking lot in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p>Short will be traveling back to Tampa from Tallahassee where they hope to find their house unscathed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/e4\/6d\/e7f183b8419daac3fd481475d661\/media.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"934\" alt=\"Hurricane Milton evacuees are camping out in a Walmart parking lot in Tallahassee. Oct. 9, 2024 (Suzanne Smith\/WFSU)\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts discomforting, but you kinda get used to discomfort,&#8221; Short said while standing outside of his RV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if our house is going technically anywhere, but you don\u2019t know. I grew up in the Midwest so I\u2019m familiar with what tornados can do. That probably scares me more than the water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Could we see more hurricanes?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hurricane season doesn\u2019t officially end until November 30, and the National Hurricane Center is watching the Gulf and the Caribbean with weary eyes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2024 WFSU<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":20611,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[1136,1135],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;It&#039;s discomforting&#039;: Back-to-back hurricanes are taking a toll on the Sunshine State - WFSU Local Routes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/its-discomforting-back-to-back-hurricanes-are-taking-a-toll-on-the-sunshine-state\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;It&#039;s discomforting&#039;: Back-to-back hurricanes are taking a toll on the Sunshine State - 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