Hurricane Milton nailed the Florida coast as a Category 3 Wednesday night, less than two weeks after Helene tore through. The good news is it could have been worse. But it still caused widespread flooding, tornados, and left millions without power.
Here's some of the news surrounding Milton. A few serious stories, and some not-so-serious . . .
Tropicana Field's roof got shredded. It's where the Tampa Bay Rays play, but it won't affect any games since they didn't make the playoffs. (Sorry to pile on, Tampa.) It was supposed to be a hurricane relief hub, with cots on the field. But those plans got scrapped, because they were worried the roof wouldn't hold.
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Anderson Cooper was on the ground in Bradenton, Florida and got hit by debris during his segment. He's okay.
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A bunch of people kept their sense of humor while boarding up windows.
They referenced the character Milton from "Office Space" and spraypainted notes like, "Milton, we don't have your stapler."
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A guy in Tampa strapped his entire house down, hoping to keep his roof from flying off. And it worked.
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A guy known as "Lieutenant Dan" rode out the storm on his boat in Tampa. People were worried because he refused to evacuate. But reporters checked in on him, and he's okay.
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Fake photos went viral of Disney World flooded and destroyed. Someone made them with A.I., they're not real. Disney's parks in Orlando were set to reopen today.
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A Weather Channel reporter was doing a segment from a yard when sprinklers came on in the background. Reddit laughed, since the grass did NOT need watering.
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This might have been Milton's most "Florida" moment: Two guys near Orlando went fishing in a flooded street yesterday and caught an impressive bass.
Then, while a reporter was talking to them, another guy randomly drove through the shot on his riding mower.
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The BBC's weather app had a poorly timed glitch, with "hurricane force wind" alerts popping up for cities worldwide.
It said the estimated wind speed in London was more than 13,000 miles an hour.
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