Hurricane Milton

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City Decides to Fix Ballpark Roof Shredded by Hurricane Milton

Dissenters say it's a tough issue for people still trying to repair their homes and businesses

(Newser) - The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of Tropicana Field, with the goal of having the home of the Tampa Bay Rays ready for the 2026 season. The vote followed a decision earlier this week by the Pinellas County...

Biden Asks for Almost $100B in Emergency Disaster Aid

President tells House speaker money is 'urgently needed' after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

(Newser) - President Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, as well as other natural disasters, telling lawmakers that the money is "urgently needed." The letter Monday to House Speaker Mike Johnson comes as lawmakers meet during a lame-duck session to finish...

Yankees Grant 'Huge Ask' From Tampa Bay Rays

Rays will play home games next year at Yankees' spring training ballpark

(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told the AP . Stuart Sternberg, the Rays' principal owner, said Steinbrenner Field in Tampa is the best fit for the...

Weatherman Who Lost It Over Milton: We Need to Talk

John Morales, who broke down on camera before big storm hit, begs for more talk on climate crisis

(Newser) - It was the weather forecast that sent dread through viewers, with South Florida meteorologist John Morales becoming emotional while describing Hurricane Milton before it made landfall in the Sunshine State earlier this month. "It's just an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane," he said, losing his composure . "This...

Woman, 105, Was Rescued From Rubble After Tornado

Jayne Huston's Florida home was destroyed in tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton

(Newser) - In what her great-grandson says was the scariest moment of her 105 years, Jayne Huston's home was wrecked by a tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton earlier this month. Neighbors heard her screams and pulled her from the rubble of her home in Port Salerno on Florida's east coast,...

SBA Out of Cash for Hurricane Victims, for Now

Congress would need to greenlight additional funding, though lawmakers are now out of town

(Newser) - The Small Business Administration has run out of money for the disaster assistance loans it offers small businesses, homeowners, and renters, delaying much-needed relief for people applying for aid in the wake of the destruction caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton. The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to businesses...

Fleeing Floridian Charged With Leaving Dog Tied Up

Gov. DeSantis warned pet owners about mistreating their dogs during Hurricane Milton

(Newser) - A man accused of leaving his dog tied to a fence in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty. Authorities say Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, admitted he abandoned his dog along a highway as he evacuated. If convicted of the felony charge, he could face...

Biden Surveys Damage in Florida, Promises Aid

Power outages, flooding, gas shortages persist after storms

(Newser) - President Biden on Sunday looked over the storm damage in Florida for the second time in a little more than a week, seeing the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Milton on the Gulf Coast and announcing more financial aid is on the way. He was given an aerial view of the...

Meteorologist Chokes Up While Warning About Milton
Meteorologist Gets Emotional:
'This Is Just Horrific'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 12, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

Meteorologist Gets Emotional: 'This Is Just Horrific'

Veteran South Florida hurricane specialist chokes up while discussing Milton

(Newser) - Hurricane Milton intensified to a Category 5 storm with terrifying speed on Monday, and veteran meteorologist John Morales became visibly emotional while discussing it. "It's just an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane. It has dropped," the NBC6 hurricane specialist said before choking up. "It has dropped 50...

After Milton, It Was Just Him, the Sea, and His Cooler

Coast Guard rescues fisherman stranded in the Gulf

(Newser) - It was "a nightmare scenario for even the most experienced mariner," a Coast Guard official said Thursday after a fishing boat captain was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, where he'd been clinging to a cooler. It was the man's second rescue in four days, per...

Boy, 14, Rescued From Floating Debris in Tampa

'It was literally out of a castaway movie,' sheriff says

(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy was rescued from floating debris in Tampa on Thursday in what Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister says was one of more than 200 water rescues they carried out that day. The sheriff tells CNN that he was on the airboat with a deputy when the boy, clinging...

FEMA Spent Almost Half Year's Budget in 8 Days

Unless Congress adds funding, agency could have to limit rebuilding projects

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's budget might not withstand another hurricane. Hours before Milton struck in Florida, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a briefing, "I'm going to have to evaluate how quickly we're burning the remaining...

Meterologist's Ashes Were Scattered in Milton's Eye

It was the 387th mission for NOAA hurricane expert Peter Dodge

(Newser) - Peter Dodge flew into the eye of 386 storms in his career as an NOAA meteorologist—and one after his death. The NOAA's Hurricane Hunters dropped Dodge's ashes in the eye of Hurricane Milton on Tuesday night, honoring his work as a radar scientist on hundreds of hurricane...

Taylor Swift Makes Big Donation to Hurricane Relief

Charity says star gave $5M to help communities

(Newser) - The charity Feeding America says it is "incredibly grateful" to Taylor Swift for a $5 million donation to help communities hit by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Million. "This contribution will help communities rebuild and recover, providing essential food, clean water, and supplies to people affected by these devastating...

Milton Got a Little Personal With Anderson Cooper

CNN anchor takes a hit to the face as he reports on Florida hurricane

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper went into not quite the eye of the hurricane to report on the devastating and deadly Milton as it roared onto shore in Florida on Wednesday, and as People reports, he took it a bit in the eye for his trouble. The 57-year-old CNN anchor was reporting amid...

Florida Escapes Milton's 'Worst-Case Scenario'

Hurricane still left a wide path of destruction across the state

(Newser) - The first assessments of the damage wrought by Hurricane Milton suggest things are bad, but not as bad as they could have been:
  • FEMA: "What we know for sure is we avoided that worst-case scenario that we were planning for," FEMA chief Deanne Criswell tells CNN . "But
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Hurricane Milton: Where Things Stand
Hurricane Milton Leaves
Path of Destruction
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 10, 2024 6:21 AM CDT

Hurricane Milton Leaves Path of Destruction

Millions are without power, and the first deaths are reported

(Newser) - Hurricane Milton has left a wake of destruction across Florida, with authorities just beginning to assess damage and casualties in the worst-hit parts. The latest:
  • Milton made landfall Wednesday night on the west coast in Sarasota County as a Category 3 storm. By 5am Thursday, it had torn across the
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Milton Rips Roof Off Tampa Bay Rays' Stadium

No injuries reported at Tropicana Field

(Newser) - Hurricane Milton lashed Florida with powerful winds after making landfall Wednesday night and while the extent of damage may not be clear until morning, one high-profile casualty was the roof at the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium. Winds ripped off the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg after the hurricane...

Hurricane Milton Slams Into Florida

1.5M already without power as storm makes landfall

(Newser) - Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120mph, and about 1.5 million homes were already without power. Around 125 homes had been destroyed before Milton even came ashore, many of them mobile homes, the AP reports....

Biden: It's 'Looking Like the Storm of the Century'

Tornadoes hit Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches

(Newser) - Hurricane Milton is "looking like the storm of the century," President Biden warned Wednesday as the storm approached Florida's west coast . Milton is expected to hit late Wednesday or early Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane, and its effects are already being felt. CNN reports the storm...

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