Live Updates: County by county damage reports as Hurricane Milton moves off Florida’s East Coast
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By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff
Jacksonville, Fla. — Hurricane Milton plowed into the state Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm bringing lots of water and winds over 100 mph. It made landfall in Siesta Key. While Tampa Bay was spared a direct hit, Milton spawned a barrage of tornadoes. Just before 7 a.m. Thursday, 3.25 million were without power.
Locally, St. Johns, Clay, Putnam, and Flagler counties sustained the most damage with widespread flooding.
Here’s a county-by-county damage report and images of what the storm left in its wake.
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents that there’s widespread flooding in portions of the area and urging people to avoid driving through flood waters.
St. Johns County Flood damage St. Johns County flooding Thursday morning in the wake of Hurricane Milton
St. Johns County Flood damage St. Johns County flooding Thursday morning in the wake of Hurricane Milton
Clay County
Clay County Sheriff’s officials gathered Thursday morning before hitting the streets to survey damage from Hurricane Milton. There were 4,800 homes and business without power at 6 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.
They’re asking people to stay off the roads so first responders and linemen can work.
Clay County Sheriff's Office Clay County Sheriff's officials gathered Thursday morning before hitting the streets to survey damage from Hurricane Milton. (Clay County Sheriff's Office)
Putnam County
Calls from residents started coming into the Putnam County dispatch at 8 p.m. Wednesday and were still coming in Thursday morning, Danelle Rich, Emergency Management Specialist, told Action News Jax.
She said the county has received more than 150 calls for problems including downed trees, powerlines, and washed out roads. Rich said many of the county’s roads are flooded, but their biggest problem is Dunns Creek. Major flood stage for the waterway is 3 feet and it was at 2.97 late Thursday morning.
Putnam County Milton damage The Crill Avenue underpass was closed Wednesday prior to the storm due to flooding.
Duval County
Crews removed a large tree that feel in the road in the Wilderness neighborhood.
Large tree down in Mandarin neighborhood Trees down in the wilderness Neighborhood off of Marbon Road and South Mandarin
Large tree down in Mandarin neighborhood Trees down in the wilderness Neighborhood off of Marbon Road and South Mandarin
Nassau County
Columbia County
Baker County
Bradford County
Union County
Around Florida
Hurricane Milton Weather Debris covers the ground near a crane that fell onto a building along 1st Avenue South in St. Petersburg, Fla., as Hurricane Milton's strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Chris Urso/AP)
Hurricane Milton Joe Lindquist, 32, of St. Petersburg, walks over bricks near a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices in St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, as Hurricane Milton's strong winds tore through the area. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Chris Urso/AP)
Hurricane Milton Weather The roof of Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, appeared to be badly damaged as Hurricane Milton passes Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Chris Urso/AP)
Hurricane Milton A group is silhouetted against a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices in St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, as Hurricane Milton's strong winds tore through the area. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Chris Urso/AP)
Hurricane Milton A crane is seen across 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices in St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, as Hurricane Milton's strong winds tore through the area. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Chris Urso/AP)
Hurricane Milton Weather A crane falls onto a building along 1st Avenue South in St. Petersburg, Fla., as Hurricane Milton's strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Chris Urso/AP)
Damage in Cocoa Beach, Florida after Hurricane Milton
Flooding in Florida after Hurricane Milton (Accuweather)
Damage in Cocoa Beach, Florida after Hurricane Milton
Flooding in Florida after Hurricane Milton
Crane crashes into building in St. Petersburg, Florida (Mike's Weather Page)
Flooding in Florida after Hurricane Milton
Damage in Cocoa Beach, Florida after Hurricane Milton
Heavy rain and winds in Florida during Hurricane Milton
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