Milton moves off Florida’s coast, leaves behind trail of destruction

ON CW 18 STARTS NOW. HURRICANE MILTON MOVES ON, BUT THE POWERFUL STORM HAS LEFT A DEADLY TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE STATE. THERE ARE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THERE’S ROADWAYS THAT HAVE WASHED AWAY. YOU CAN SEE THE DEVASTATION THAT WE TOOK TORNADO AFTER TORNADO, TEARING THROUGH COMMUNITIES, LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE. I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. NEVER THAT MANY. ONE AFTER THE OTHER, AFTER THE OTHER. WELL, IT WAS BAD ONCE. ONCE YOU REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, IT WAS VERY SCARY. AND NEIGHBORHOODS NOW UNDER WATER AFTER RELENTLESS RAIN, I CALLED MY MOM AND TOLD MY MOM. I THINK ME AND MY CHILDREN ARE ABOUT TO DROWN TO DEATH. TONIGHT. OUR CREWS ARE SCATTERED ACROSS THE STATE WITH LIVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THE IMPACT OF HURRICANE MILTON. AND TONIGHT WE ARE GETTING A BRAND NEW LOOK AT THE EXACT MOMENTS MILTON MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. A STORM CHASER CAPTURED THESE MOMENTS IN SARASOTA. JUST A FEW MILES FROM WHERE THE HURRICANE ARRIVED IN SIESTA KEY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR WESH TWO NEWS AT TEN. AS WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE IMPACTS OF MILTON ACROSS FLORIDA, I’M MICHELLE IMPERATO, I’M JESSE PAGAN RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN A MILLION FLORIDIANS ARE STILL IN THE DARK AFTER WAKING UP TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND RECORD RAINFALL. TONIGHT, WE KNOW AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF MILTON. FOUR OF THOSE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, WESH 2’S HAYLEY CROMBLEHOLME IS LIVE IN ORMOND BEACH, WHERE IT IS BELIEVED THAT ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS DIED. HAYLEY WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? SO IT HAPPENED HERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT GOING THROUGH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS JUST LITTERED WITH DOWNED TREES LIKE THIS ONE. AND THIS THING IS MASSIVE. IT’S BLOCKING OFF THE ENTIRE STREET AND IT’S PROPPED UP ON A FIRE HYDRANT HERE, BUT IT’S HANGING MORE THAN FIVE FEET TALL IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT’S NOT SHOCKING BECAUSE THE COUNTY SAID TODAY THEY EXPERIENCED SOME GUSTS OF NEARLY 90 MILES AN HOUR AND ONE OF THOSE DEATHS, LIKE YOU SAID, HAPPENED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN A TREE FELL ON A WOMAN’S HOME. WE WEREN’T PREPARED. WE DIDN’T THINK THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AS BAD AS IT. IT ENDED UP BEING LIKE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. THURSDAY, JACQUELINE ROTHWELL’S ROAD WAS UNDER WATER. THE GARAGE STARTED FILLING UP FIRST, THEN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, AND THEN SOON ENOUGH, IT WAS. I WAS LIKE CALF DEEP IN WATER. THE COUNTY’S EMERGENCY MANAGER SAYS HURRICANE MILTON DUMPED MORE THAN 15IN OF RAIN ON THE COUNTY. ROTHWELL, WHO WAS HOME ALONE WITH HER PETS, COULDN’T KEEP UP. AS THIS WATER IS FILLING UP, I’M LIKE, OKAY, WE GOT TO LIKE PLUG THE HOLE. SOMEHOW WE HAVE ALL THE SANDBAGS. WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD DO AND I’M JUST PUSHING STUFF AWAY. AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT JUST GOT SO HIGH THAT YOU’RE LIKE, YEAH, I’M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. IT’S IT’S ALL IT’S ALL GONE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FIRST RESPONDERS HAD COMPLETED AROUND 170 HIGH WATER RESCUES IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, GETTING PEOPLE OFF OF ROADS THAT LOOKED MORE LIKE RIVERS. WHILE FOR SOME NEIGHBORHOODS, THE WATER WAS THE WORST OF IT, FOR OTHERS IT WAS THE WIND. VERY, VERY LOUD, LIKE A LIKE A CANNON. THAT’S WHAT THIS MAN SAYS. IT SOUNDED LIKE WHEN A TREE CAME DOWN ON HIS DAUGHTER’S TRUCK. YOU COULD BARELY DRIVE TEN FEET IN THIS ORMOND BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT SEEING ANOTHER TREE. MILTON TOOK DOWN. I THINK IF THE WIND HAD BEEN BLOWING JUST A LITTLE BIT THE OTHER DIRECTION, IT COULD HAVE HIT THE HOUSE FULL ON. YOU’RE PRETTY LUCKY, BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS SO LUCKY IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. A TREE FELL ON A HOME, INJURING A MAN AND KILLING HIS 79 YEAR OLD WIFE. IT’S HORRIFIC. TRAGICALLY, THIS WASN’T THE ONLY DEATH VOLUSIA COUNTY SAW FROM THE STORM. SHERIFF MIKE CHITWOOD SAYS TWO DEATHS FROM CARDIAC INCIDENTS ARE BELIEVED TO BE STORM RELATED, AND ANOTHER WOMAN, A 54 YEAR OLD IN PORT ORANGE, WAS ALSO KILLED WHEN A TREE FELL ON HER HOME. IN YOUR OWN HOME, DOING THE RIGHT THING, THAT’S THE DANGER WHEN YOU FIGHT MOTHER NATURE, YOU KNOW MOTHER NATURE IS UNDEFEATED. RIGHT NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, SHERIFF CHITWOOD SAYS, WE DO. WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE MORE STORM RELATED DEATHS IN THE COMING DAYS AS THIS CLEANUP CONTINUES. AND IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID ANY FURTHER INJURY WITH STILL, YOU KNOW, DEBRIS DOWN ON THE STREETS AND DOWNED WIRES, THEY DID INSTITUTE A CURFEW HERE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. IT WILL BE LIFTED TOMORROW MORNING AT 5 A.M. LIVE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, HAYLEY CROMBLEHOLME WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT. HALEY, THANK YOU. JUST HEARTBREAKING THERE. MEANWHILE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NEW VIDEO THAT WE GOT FROM DELAND POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS WORKED 14 HIGH WATER RESCUES TODAY AS MILTON LEFT BEHIND MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS. AND JUST A REMINDER, A COUNTYWIDE CURFEW AS HALEY JUST SAID IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, IS IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW. IT ENDS AT 5:00 TOMORROW MORNING. AND OF COURSE, FLOODING ON BEACH STREET. LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ROAD WASHOUTS ARE JUST SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT VOLUSIA COUNTY IS HAVING TO CONTEND WITH AFTER HURRICANE MILTON. LET’S GO LIVE TO WESH 2’S GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN IN DELAND, WHERE STAYING OFF THE ROADS IS KEY, RIGHT NOW. GAIL. ABSOLUTELY. WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT FIRST RESPONDERS, UTILITY WORKERS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES, THEY CAN’T DO THEIR JOB. IF WE ARE IN THEIR WAY. YOU KNOW, IT’S ABOUT SAFETY ALL THE WAY AROUND, JUST LIKE BEHIND ME. YOU DON’T KNOW THAT ORANGE CAMP ROAD IS FLOODED AND THAT’S SOMETHING YOU DON’T WANT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN WHEN YOU HAVE NEARLY 16IN OF RAIN FALL IN ONE COUNTY FROM A SINGLE HURRICANE, THE WATER’S GOT TO GO SOMEWHERE. HURRICANE MILTON RAINS FLOODED ORANGE CAMP ROAD IN DELAND, NEAR THE PUBLIX AT COUNTRY CLUB CORNERS. MANY CARS MADE IT THROUGH, BUT THIS MINIVAN HAD TO HAVE SOME HELP. VOLUSIA COUNTY SAW ROAD WASHOUTS TO LOOK AT MONASTERY ROAD NEAR PINELAND COURT IN ORANGE CITY, WHERE TERRY DIXON HAS LIVED FOR 32 YEARS. I’M LOST. I COME OUT TO CHECK MY ROOF AND ALL I SAW WAS MY DRIVEWAY GONE. LOOK EVEN FURTHER. THIS IS MONASTERY ROAD. PART OF IT IS GONE. AND IF YOU THINK THIS IS BAD, I’M GOING TO TAKE YOU A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN HERE, BECAUSE DOWN FURTHER MONASTERY ROAD IS LIKE TOTALLY WASHED OUT DOWN HERE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. THIS IS WHY VOLUSIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SAY STAY OFF THE ROADS WHILE THEY TRY TO DO THEIR JOB. IT’S PRETTY FRUSTRATING BEING WITHOUT POWER IS MORE FRUSTRATING, THOUGH. OVER IN PORT ORANGE, THERE’S FLOODING IN THE WATER’S EDGE SUBDIVISION. MARK WOOD SHARED THIS VIDEO. HE’S WORRIED ABOUT ALL THE FLOODING. I’M A DIABETIC AND I’M NOT ABLE TO GET OUT BECAUSE THE FLOODING IS SO BAD. THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND OUT OF OUR DEVELOPMENT, HE SAYS. THE WATER IS A GOOD TWO FEET DEEP AND REMINISCENT OF HURRICANE IAN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS FOUR DAYS BEFORE WE COULD GET OUT. AND I’M WORRIED THAT THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. HURRICANE MILTON ALSO LEFT LARGE HOLES CAVING ROADS AT US 1792, IN DEBARY, FORCING ROAD CLOSURES OF THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES. THE DEBARY GOLF COURSE WAS FLOODED, AND SOME NEARBY HOMES ON THE COURSE, INCLUDING HAMILTON HILL ESTATES, ARE ALSO DEALING WITH FLOOD WATERS. ANOTHER REASON TO STAY OFF THE ROADWAYS. WE CANNOT STRESS IT ENOUGH. AFTER A STORM LIKE THIS. IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE OUT HERE, DON’T DO IT. BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE SOMETHING THAT’S A LITTLE BIT QUESTIONABLE OR DANGEROUS, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I’M GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN, LIVE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. NOW. BACK TO YOU, GAIL. THANK YOU. BREVARD COUNTY ALSO SAW SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN OUR AREA AS MILTON MADE ITS WAY ACROSS THE STATE. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS HAS BEEN THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW, AND TONY THE WIND WAS ONE OF THE COUNTY’S BIGGEST CONCERNS. YEAH, THAT’S WHAT WE HEARD FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HERE IN BREVARD COUNTY. AND WHEN MILTON FINALLY HIT IT BROUGHT AN EF ONE TORNADO LEAVING BEHIND DAMAGE THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME. MORNING SUNLIGHT REVEALED THE STRENGTH OF MILTON AS THE STORM SYSTEM PUSHED THROUGH FLORIDA FROM SHATTERED STOREFRONTS TO SUNKEN BOATS. THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. DOUG LYONS WAS SAID TO SEE ONE OF HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANTS, MRS. APPLE’S CRAB SHACK, WAS AMONG THE WRECKAGE. IT’S ONE OF THOSE KIND OF LANDMARKS. IT’S LIKE A HIDDEN LITTLE TREASURES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN MERRITT ISLAND. THIS ONE REALLY SCARED US. IN COCOA BEACH, A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR FOUR MINUTES, LEAVING BEHIND A PATH OF DESTRUCTION. WE WERE LUCKY WE ONLY HAD FENCES COME DOWN, BUT THE THE MAGNITUDE AND THE SIDE WAS VERY, VERY SCARY. ON THURSDAY, THE CLEANUP GOT UNDERWAY AS PEOPLE BOARDED UP BROKEN WINDOWS AND PICKED UP DEBRIS. THE MISSING ROOF OF THIS WELLS FARGO BANK WAS TOSSED INTO A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD HALF A MILE AWAY. BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE’VE SEEN AND BASED ON THE DAMAGE THAT WE’VE SEEN, WE CAN ESTIMATE THAT THE WIND SPEEDS WERE 85 TO 95MPH. WILL ULRICH THE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE, SAYS IT WAS A RECORD BREAKING DAY FOR THE STATE, SO IT WAS A VERY BUSY DAY FOR US. BUT WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO NOW IS WE’RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND TRY TO DETERMINE HOW MANY TORNADOES ACTUALLY OCCURRED. AND WE ALSO HAVE CONTINUED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH EMERGENCY OFFICIALS, OFFICIALS HERE IN BREVARD COUNTY. THEY SAY THAT THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE FROM MILTON WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT HERE IN COCOA BEACH, REPORTING LIVE IN BREVARD COUNTY. TONY ATKINS WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT, TONY, THANK YOU. ALSO IN BREVARD COUNTY, TAKE A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE TO THE MELBOURNE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. YOU SEE THAT RIGHT THERE. PARTS OF THE SKYLIGHT IN THE ATRIUM AREA COME CRASHING TO THE GROUND. THEY’VE ALREADY CLEANED UP THE AREA. AND TEMPORARY REPAIRS ARE ALREADY HAPPENING. THE AIRPORT STILL PLANS TO REOPEN AT 9:00 TOMORROW MORNING. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO BRING IN FIRST WARNING. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TONY MAINOLFI. NOW TO THE CONVERSATION. TONY, I HATE TO EVEN BRING THIS UP. THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH CHATTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT ANOTHER STORM THAT’S BEHIND MILTON. CAN WE GET YOUR TAKE ON WHAT THE SYSTEM IS? IF ANYTHING? YEAH. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULDN’T BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IF IF THERE WAS WASN’T THIS CHATTER BECAUSE IT’S, YOU KNOW, THERE’S A LOT OF SENSITIVITY HERE. BUT YOU’RE RIGHT. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE, THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. YEAH. THERE’S NOTHING THERE RIGHT NOW. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF OUR GLOBAL MODELS MICHELLE, THEY ARE HINTING AT SOME MOISTURE COMING IN ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. IN FACT, LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE. BETWEEN THE 15TH AND THE 20TH OF OCTOBER. THAT’S GOING TO BE THE TIME FRAME THAT SOME OF THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE HINTING AT. A MOISTURE DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN. THIS IS THE EUROPEAN VERSION AS A STRONG FRONT COMING IN AND THEN A WEAK PIECE OF ENERGY GETTING PULLED UP TOWARDS THE NORTH AND THE EAST WITH ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT HERE COMING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. NOW THE GFS WAS SINGING A STRONGER TUNE HERE EARLIER TODAY, BUT THE EVENING RUN TAKES A PIECE OF ENERGY RIGHT HERE AT THE VERY, VERY END. YOU SEE THE BLUE AND MOVES IT OFF TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST. SO FOR ME, TEN DAYS OUT. BOTTOM LINE FOR ME IS THIS AN AREA OF INTEREST WE’RE WATCHING ON THE LONG RANGE GLOBAL MODELS. ABSOLUTELY. DOES IT MEAN A STORM IS GOING TO DEVELOP? ABSOLUTELY NOT. BEST THING WE CAN DO IS ENJOY THE WEEKEND, GET OUR CLEANUPS TAKEN CARE OF HERE. IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME AND JUST WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE MODELS DO LONG TERM. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO SAY SOMETHING IS GOING TO DEVELOP. THERE’S NOTHING EVEN OUT THERE. AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT CRYSTAL CLEAR. JUST KEEP CHECKING BACK IN. HURRICANE SEASON ENDS NOVEMBER THE 30TH. ALL RIGHT, TONY, THANK YOU. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CHOPPER VIDEO IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. COUNTY FIRE THERE. RESCUE RESPONDED TO MULTIPLE TORNADOES IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY YESTERDAY. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE HOMES WITH THEIR ROOFS TORN TO SHREDS. THERE. THEY HAD TO RESCUE SEVERAL PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE HOMES THAT WERE REDUCED TO RUBBLE AND CARS THAT FLIPPED FROM THE STRONG WINDS. IN NEARBY SAINT LUCIE COUNTY, SIX PEOPLE DIED AFTER TORNADOES THERE. WE TALKED WITH ONE MAN ABOUT THE MOMENT A TORNADO TORE THROUGH HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU COULD FEEL THE PRESSURE OF THE HOUSE ON TOP OF IT AND AUDIBLY THE WHISTLING AND FORCE COMING DOWN THE INTERIOR DOOR FROM MY GARAGE, SEPARATE FROM MY GARAGE DOOR, ACTUALLY CAME OPEN FROM THE PRESSURE INTERIOR OF THE HOME, AND IT LASTED ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF, AND IT WAS GONE. WALKED OUTSIDE AND ANNIHILATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ANNIHILATED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS 126 TORNADO WARNINGS WE

Milton moves off Florida’s coast, leaves behind trail of destruction

Updated: 11:59 PM EDT Oct 10, 2024

Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Milton officially moved off Florida’s coast on Thursday and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center.At 5 p.m. Thursday, the NHC said Milton’s winds were holding at 70 mph as it continued moving into the Atlantic.The NHC said this will be its last advisory on Milton.Central Florida residents are now left with the aftermath of Milton, which includes cleaning up the damage left behind.Here’s what to know about Milton and its impact on Florida:Where did Milton land?Milton landed Wednesday night near Siesta Key south of the Tampa Bay region at 8:30 p.m.What is Milton’s death toll?According to the latest reports from the Associated Press, at least eight people were killed during Hurricane Milton.Officials confirmed that four people died during a destructive tornado outbreak in South Florida on Wednesday afternoon.According to St. Lucie County officials, a pair of confirmed tornadoes spawned by Milton’s outer bands before landfall tore through local neighborhoods, destroying buildings and killing residents.Another three people were also killed in Volusia County because of Milton. One of the victims was a 54-year-old woman who was killed when a tree fell on her home in Port Orange. The other was a 79-year-old woman who died the same way in Ormond Beach.A 34-year-old man in Daytona died in a cardiac incident when first responders weren’t able to reach him in time. A fourth death was also reported from Volusia County, which included a person who died from a cardiac incident while boarding up their windows.As the storm clears and officials assess damage, this number may change. WESH 2 will work to bring you the latest on Milton’s impacts.Milton aftermathAs Milton cleared off from the state, residents in Central Florida have reported severe flooding and damages. Near landfall, winds topping 100 mph destroyed buildings and even caused a crane to collapse in St. Petersburg. A community in South Florida is reeling after multiple tornadoes destroyed their neighborhoods.In Central Florida, WESH 2 viewers have reported flooding from Milton after weeks of rain that have already saturated the soil. Flash flood warnings were issued multiple times throughout the night and expired Thursday morning.Some other reported damage from Milton’s bands even before landfall in Florida. Cocoa Beach residents were left with damaged homes and businesses prompted by a tornado.Others in Tampa had to be rescued by boats due to high water levels.> If you are able to do so safely, send pictures and videos to WESH 2 hereMany counties in Central Florida and beyond are without power after intense winds disrupted lines. Track power outages using the interactive map in the link below.> Interactive Map: Florida power outages by countyFirst Warning WeatherStay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

Milton officially moved off Florida’s coast on Thursday and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center.

At 5 p.m. Thursday, the NHC said Milton’s winds were holding at 70 mph as it continued moving into the Atlantic.

The NHC said this will be its last advisory on Milton.

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Central Florida residents are now left with the aftermath of Milton, which includes cleaning up the damage left behind.

Here’s what to know about Milton and its impact on Florida:

Where did Milton land?

Milton landed Wednesday night near Siesta Key south of the Tampa Bay region at 8:30 p.m.

What is Milton’s death toll?

According to the latest reports from the Associated Press, at least eight people were killed during Hurricane Milton.

Officials confirmed that four people died during a destructive tornado outbreak in South Florida on Wednesday afternoon.

According to St. Lucie County officials, a pair of confirmed tornadoes spawned by Milton’s outer bands before landfall tore through local neighborhoods, destroying buildings and killing residents.

Another three people were also killed in Volusia County because of Milton.

One of the victims was a 54-year-old woman who was killed when a tree fell on her home in Port Orange. The other was a 79-year-old woman who died the same way in Ormond Beach.

A 34-year-old man in Daytona died in a cardiac incident when first responders weren’t able to reach him in time.

A fourth death was also reported from Volusia County, which included a person who died from a cardiac incident while boarding up their windows.

As the storm clears and officials assess damage, this number may change. WESH 2 will work to bring you the latest on Milton’s impacts.

Milton aftermath

As Milton cleared off from the state, residents in Central Florida have reported severe flooding and damages.

Near landfall, winds topping 100 mph destroyed buildings and even caused a crane to collapse in St. Petersburg. A community in South Florida is reeling after multiple tornadoes destroyed their neighborhoods.

In Central Florida, WESH 2 viewers have reported flooding from Milton after weeks of rain that have already saturated the soil. Flash flood warnings were issued multiple times throughout the night and expired Thursday morning.

Some other reported damage from Milton’s bands even before landfall in Florida. Cocoa Beach residents were left with damaged homes and businesses prompted by a tornado.

Others in Tampa had to be rescued by boats due to high water levels.

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Many counties in Central Florida and beyond are without power after intense winds disrupted lines. Track power outages using the interactive map in the link below.

> Interactive Map: Florida power outages by county

First Warning Weather

Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.

Download the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.

The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.