Winds from Hurricane Milton blew off part of the roof at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida. A northwest portion of the roof of the circular structure was blown off Wednesday night, October 9, 2024. Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of Florida near St. Petersburg at about 8:30 p.m. EDT.
And the damage extended from an earlier photo …
The view from our window as we ride out the storm. The roof of Tropicana Field is destroyed by the winds of #HurricaneMilton. Praying for Tampa Bay and all areas affected. Stay safe, everyone pic.twitter.com/uy0aNGMAuJ
— Dave Moore (@DaveMoore_83) October 10, 2024
LIVE Hurricane Milton track with radar and isobars from Windy.com
The stadium was being set up as a staging area, and was a pre-planned flood relief and recovery site. Part of the roof blew away, causing significant damage and rainfall inside the stadium, as rescue and/or relief workers were setting up cots and supplies inside the stadium.
The stadium became flooded with heavy rain falling through the opening.
A photograph from a high-rise northwest of the stadium captured the significant damage of the stadium, while lights remain lit inside the stadium.
The stadium, which is home of the Tampa Bay Rays, is located at One Tropicana Drive … at 16th Street between 1st Avenue and 5th Avenue South. The stadium is located about 1.6 miles west of the west shoreline of Tampa Bay, and about 7 miles from the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico.
The eye of Hurricane Milton made landfall between Sarasota and Cape Coral. The track of the hurricane’s eye is forecast to be south of Lakeland, south of St. Cloud and Orlando. The forecast at 12:15 a.m. EDT indicates the eye of the hurricane will enter the Atlantic Ocean near Cocoa Florida, which is between Daytona Beach and Port St. Lucie.
DEVELOPING …
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
Stay informed with news from The Cardinal’s Emergencies Behind the Scenes Facebook page — Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies. Includes links to favorite public safety and emergency rescuers and product manufacturers and safety companies that have facebook pages. Submit your pictures or just stay up-to-date on with fire, rescue, EMS and police photo galleries. Please add your public safety photo to the wall album — go direct to the Arlington Cardinal Emergencies Behind the Scenes photos. For a list of all of The Cardinal Facebook fan pages, go to Arlingtoncardinal.com/about/facebook …
Help fund The Cardinal Arlingtoncardinal.com/sponsor