Hvordan en nat med Hurricane Milton forvandlede Sarasota til en rutsjebane af vind og vand!
Da orkanen Milton ramte Sarasota, Florida, var det som om natten blev til en levende mareridt. Vejret, som vores reporter i New England betragter som mildt, blev hurtigt forvandlet til heftige vindstød og voldsom regn, der rystede hele byen. Mens vindene nåede op på orkanstyrke, fandt de lokale sig selv i en kamp mod naturens vildeste side. Folks panik og evakuering blev ledsaget af den uhyggelige lyd af knækkende træer og rasende himmel, der kun tilbød skygger af lys.
Selvom Sarasota kun blev ramt af stormen med full skala, forblev frygten for oversvømmelser og stormflod hængende i luften. De kraftige vinde og oversvømmelser fik mange til at kæmpe for at beskytte deres hjem, mens sirenerne rungede i baggrunden. Området er måske ikke helt ukendt med storme, men denne nat bragte det hele til en ny dimension af skræmmende forvandling. I takt med at Milton bevægede sig væk fra Florida, blev der gjort status over skaderne, og det stod klart, at der ville være langvarige virkninger af denne storm.
Men skaden var ikke begrænset til Sarasota. Som Milton trak sig tilbage, blev det tydeligt, at ikke kun vinden, men tornados - der opstod som følge af stormens kraft - havde forårsaget ødelæggelse i St. Lucie County. I modsætning til de områder, der slap for stormflod, var dette sted ikke så heldigt, og boliger blev udslettet. De, der boede i pensionistmiljøet i Spanish Lakes Country Club Village, måtte konfrontere følgerne af stormens udslip, mens myndighederne arbejdede på at forstå omfanget af skaderne.
På en mere menneskelig note nævnte Floridas guvernør, DeSantis, allerede i de tidlige timer efter stormens passage, at der var rapporteret om fem bekræftede dødsfald. Det er forfærdeligt at tænke på, at bag den kraftfulde natur, der raserede, var der liv, der blev tabt.
Vidste du, at orkaner som Milton formår at generere kraftige tornadoer i deres wake, hvilket gør dem endnu mere frygtindgydende? Og ifølge National Hurricane Center kan enhver tropisk cyklon pludselig ændre kurs, hvilket gør det afgørende for beboerne at holde sig opdaterede om nuværende forhold. Storme er ikke kun en test af naturens kræfter, men også for menneskelig ukuelighed!
Our reporter's account of a harrowing night in Sarasota, Fla. — different from anything she has experienced as a native of New England.
Milton is tracking away from Florida, but high winds, flooding rain and storm surge continue. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com.
Although Pinellas County avoided the catastrophic storm surge that occurred south of Tampa Bay, Hurricane Milton brought hurricane-force winds and record ...
Milton was moving into the Atlantic on Thursday morning after making landfall the previous evening as a Category 3 storm in Siesta Key. At least 12 are dead ...
DeSantis did not provide further details on the deaths, but earlier, officials from St Lucie County, on the east coast, confirmed four deaths in the area, which ...
Hurricane Milton was barreling across the Gulf of Mexico as a powerful Category 5 storm on a path headed toward Tampa, Florida.
Florida authorities began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Milton's passage across the state, after a night of high winds, torrential rain and storm ...
Tornadoes generated by the hurricane killed people on the opposite side of the state from where it made landfall. Barrier islands were battered, ...
Here's the latest as the storm churns across Florida, leaving a trail of damage and millions without power. - Articles from The Weather Channel ...
Phenomena: Tropical cyclones, Hurricanes Satellite: GOES-16 (GOES East) Product: GeoColor. Instrument: Advanced Baseline Imagery (ABI) Date: Oct. 8, 2024
Tornadoes that touched down ahead of Milton's landfall caused severe damage at Spanish Lakes Country Club Village in St. Lucie County.
More than 3 million Floridians were without power after Milton. In some areas like Siesta Key, damage was severe. In Sarasota, many residents were thankful ...
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Flooding, wind damage and power outages affected areas throughout Florida. At least seven people were killed.
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Hurricane Milton was hurtling toward the Gulf Coast Wednesday when a first-time mother went into labor in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Hurricane Milton tore a path of destruction through Florida late Wednesday, leaving multiple dead and wrenching buildings apart.Many across the southeastern ...
Live updates and developments about Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Sarasota, Florida , after spawning tornadoes.
The storm spared Tampa, but flooded streets and homes throughout western Florida. Power outages were widespread, and deaths have been reported from severe ...