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At least two people were victims of Hurricane #Milton in Florida
The hurricane made its way to the central part of Florida's west coast in the Siesta Key Island area near the city of Sarasota. 125 homes were reportedly destroyed and more than two and a half thousand other households were left without power. In St. Petersburg, winds partially ripped the roof off the Tropicana Field stadium.
At the same time, meteorologists reported that the hurricane weakened significantly before making landfall, dropping from the most powerful category five hurricane to category three and then to category one.
NEW - Just hours before Hurricane Milton is set to strike Florida, residents in several neighborhoods have witnessed an eerie spectacle:
Groups of Sandhill cranes gathering and emitting sharp, urgent calls, as if signaling the need to flee.
Do they know something BIG is about to happen?
Known for their heightened sensitivity to environmental changes, these birds seem to sense the impending storm.
Could they be instinctively warning of the massive hurricane’s approach?
If nothing else convinced me to evacuate, this sure as hell would!! 😳
It’s like the Cranes are canvassing communities sounding the alarm
#hurricanemilton2024
For real. Ryan Clark has been amazing on-air in covering Damar Hamlin for ESPN. It’s an impossible situation for any broadcaster, let alone a former player.