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Bryan Norcross: Thoughts after Hurricane Milton

A tornado outbreak spawned by Hurricane Milton is being blamed for the deaths of at least four people in St. Lucie County, Florida. St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said the victims were in Spanish Lakes Country Club Village in northern Fort Pierce, where a significant tornado moved through on Wednesday.

Updated Thursday 3 p.m.ET

Milton's wrath came in three phases yesterday and last night.During phase 1, intense outer bands produced unusually strong tornadoes as they swept from Southwest Florida to the Treasure Coast near Fort Pierce.The tornadoes

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The status of whether the world is being impacted by an El Nino or a La Nina is determined by water temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific. (NOAA)

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COLLEGE PARK, Md.-- La Niña ^[2] is still running late, and when it finally gets here, doesn’t look like it’s now going to stick around very long, and that could adjust some of the winter seasonal outlooks.

Water temperatures in the central

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A dramatic scene unfolded in Madeira Beach, a Pinellas County city near St. Petersburg, Florida, early Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton made landfall. Just two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused significant flooding, FOX Weather Storm Specialist and Meteorologist Mike Seidel captured a home on fire. The blaze was likely ignited by a power line brought down by strong winds from Milton.

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ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.– Hurricane Milton ^[2] left scars along a huge area of the Florida ^[3] 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.

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A security agent is offering FOX Weather a first glimpse of the extensive damage Hurricane Milton inflicted on Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. You can clearly see that most of the fabric covering the stadium's domed roof was shredded, ripped off by the hurricane's ferocious 100-plus mph winds that tore through St. Petersburg, Florida.

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TREASURE ISLAND, Fla.– The Florida ^[2] barrier island town of Treasure Island was still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene when Milton roared onshore nearby Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm.

Helene ^[3] produced a storm

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Milton's destructive force left a lasting mark on Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays' home ballpark.

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ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.– Milton's ^[2] destructive force left a lasting mark on Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays ^[3]' home ballpark.

A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field which has been torn open due to Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 10, 2024.

A Category 3 hurricane ^[4] battered Florida's Gulf Coast and the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday evening.The storm's

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A massive construction crane was no match for Hurricane Milton's 100-mph winds in St. Petersburg. Mayor Ken Welch warned there were four construction sites in downtown St. Pete with large cranes at risk of failing during the storm.

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ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.– At least one construction crane collapsed into a building in downtown St.Petersburg during Hurricane Milton ^[2]'s 100-mph winds after making landfall Wednesday night.

About a day before landfall, St.Petersburg ^[3] Mayor Ken Welch

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Broken power lines flashed as a tornado quickly spun across a road in Wellington, Florida, on Wednesday, amid Hurricane Milton’s approach. The footage here, by Morgan Guigon, shows a tornado crossing Southern Road in Wellington, which is in Palm Beach County.

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WELLINGTON, Fla. – A terrifying scene unfolded near West Palm Beach as Hurricane Milton's ^[2] destructive path brought it closer to Miami.

Milton spawned a tornado outbreak across the state ^[3] before making landfall near Siesta Key ^[4], Florida ^[5], on

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Police in Tampa, Florida, evacuated people from a home in the city after a tree crashed into it as Hurricane Milton impacted the state on Wednesday evening.

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TAMPA, Fla. – Police rushed to the scene after a massive tree crashed into a Tampa home during Hurricane Milton's ^[2] onslaught, evacuating the terrified family ^[3] to safety.

A desperate 911 call alerted officers to 15 people, including children,

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