ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Hurricane Milton left scars along a huge area of the Florida Peninsula over 24 hours with a trail of destruction from South Florida to Central Florida’s east coast shores.
Hurricane Milton made landfall around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, bringing estimated peak winds of 120 mph on Florida’s Gulf Coast before charging across the state. Hours before Milton came ashore in Siesta Key, the impacts of the hurricane’s fierce outer bands were being felt across South and Central Florida, spawning multiple tornadoes and prompting more than 125 Tornado Warnings miles from where Milton made landfall.
Homes and businesses were damaged in South and South-Central Florida. At least six people were killed by multiple tornadoes in St. Lucie County. at the Spanish Lakes Country Club, a retirement community in Fort Pierce.
St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said St. Lucie County had 17 confirmed tornadoes devastating the area.
Hurricane Milton Spawns Deadly Tornado Outbreak In South Florida: ‘Hundreds Of Homes’ Destroyed