Hurricane Milton - LeadStory

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Looking at Hurricane Milton by the numbers

As a massive recovery effort continues across Florida, AccuWeather is taking a look at where Milton stands in terms of things like the total number of tornadoes and power outages.

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Florida's citrus growers left scrambling after Hurricane Milton

Citrus growers in Florida are still assessing the damage from Hurricane Milton. Much of the area hit by Milton is responsible for the citrus production in the U.S.

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Florida residents return, clean up after Hurricane Milton

In Florida, a major clean-up operation is underway after Hurricane Milton hit the U.S. state days ago. More than 5 million people were urged to evacuate before Milton made landfall. Now they are coming back to see what has been left of t...

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Biden surveys Hurricane Milton destruction in Florida

U.S. President Joe Biden has toured the worst affected areas of Hurricane Milton and Helene in Florida. He announced millions of dollars in funding to protect the power supply. Many residents are still flooded out of their homes.

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Biden visits Florida as power outages, fuel shortages persist

As Floridians continue to survey the damage from Hurricane Milton, they face continued power outages, fuel shortages and traffic jams. A visit by U.S. President Joe Biden brought the promise of additional funding to strengthen the power ...

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Residents in Florida assess damages after Hurricane Milton

President Joe Biden will survey the devastation inflicted on Florida's Gulf Coast by Hurricane Milton as he urges Congress to approve additional emergency disaster funding.

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Clean-up from Hurricane Milton continues

The death toll in Florida has risen in the wake of Hurricane Milton, as weary residents began the clean-up as floodwaters and storm surges receded. At least 23 people are now confirmed to have been killed during the hurricane.

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Tampa neighborhoods still underwater after Hurricane Milton

Authorities in the US state of Florida are assessing the damage from Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a category 3 storm. Tampa is one of the areas most affected with large areas still underwater.

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Inside Florida communities levelled by Hurricane Milton

CBC News goes inside two Florida communities shattered by Hurricane Milton and the multiple tornadoes it unleashed to see how people are coping, and why some weren’t rescued.

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Hurricane victims return to devastation in Florida

At least 16 people have died after Florida was hit by Hurricane Milton, amid fears the death toll will rise as rescue crews sift through floodwaters and debris. More than two million people remain without power as evacuated residents beg...

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Milton death toll rises while search continues

Hurricane Milton's tornadoes in Florida were a leading cause of death and damage from the storm. At least six were killed by a tornado shortly before Hurricane Milton hit Florida.

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Assessing Milton's devastation; Next tropical concern brewing

AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno and Jon Porter assess the total damage and economic loss left behind by Hurricane Milton then look ahead to tropical concerns arising in the Caribbean for the next threat.

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Milton response and recovery efforts from FEMA

FEMA's Acting Director Leiloni Stainsby addresses FEMA's role in their response and recovery efforts in Florida during the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

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Difficult road to recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton

Storm chaser Connor McCrorey reports from Siesta Key, Florida, where Hurricane Milton made landfall on the night of Oct. 9. The region has a long and difficult road to recovery after the storm.

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Hurricane Milton aftermath: Rescue efforts continue in Florida

Authorities in Florida are assessing the damage from Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm. It crossed the state, leaving at least a dozen people dead and a trail of destruction in its wake.

Al Jazeera

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Storm chaser recounts his experience with Hurricane Milton

Going straight from covering Helene's devastation in North Carolina to covering Milton in Florida, storm chaser Aaron Rigsby has been extremely busy telling the stories of the people affected by each storm.

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Boy floating on piece of fence rescued from flood waters

Video from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows the rescue of a young teen floating on a fence through flood waters. CNN speaks with Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, who assisted in the rescue.

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Milton leaves behind widespread damage in Florida

The streets of Punta Gorda, Florida, were littered with storm surge debris left behind by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10. Storm chaser Mike Scantlin is in the area surveying the extent of the damage.

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Hurricane Milton aftermath: Millions without power, several dead

Rescue operations are underway across parts of Florida after Hurricane Milton left severe flooding, damage and millions without electricity. Dozens of people have been rescued overnight and the National Guard has been deployed.

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Rescue operations underway after Milton causes major flooding

CNN’s Isabel Rosales reports near an assisted living center in Hillsborough County, Florida, where water rescues are underway after Hurricane Milton caused severe flooding.

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More than 3 million without power after Milton slams Florida

CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam breaks down the latest forecast after Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast.

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Hurricane Milton’s monstrous growth fuelled by record ocean heat

Hurricane Milton grew from a tropical depression to a monstrous Category 5 hurricane in record time due to unprecedented ocean heat that climate scientists link to the planet-warming effects of burning fossil fuels.

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Hurricane Milton's devastating storm surge

Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction across Florida after making landfall as a Category 3 system. The brunt of the storm hitting Siesta Key, south of Tampa, Florida’s third most populous city.

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Florida residents brace for 'catastrophic' hurricane

AccuWeather's Bill Wadell was joined live by Mayor Liz Albert in Sarasota, Florida, as she implored residents to evacuate ahead of the potential storm surge from Hurricane Milton.

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Milton’s storm surge could reach record-breaking levels

CNN’s Kate Bolduan demonstrates what a rapid rise in water levels could look like.

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