Hurricane Milton damages pictures on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida

Anna Maria Island took a success from Hurricane Milton.

At 8:30 p.m.Oct 9, 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota County near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 tornado. Siesta Key is an obstacle island off the shore of Sarasota, regarding 30 miles fromAnna Maria Island Another popular location on Anna Maria Island is Bradenton Beach,Florida After Hurricane Milton struck land, the exotic system after that created chaos throughout Central Florida prior to leaving out of Cape Canaveral a day later on.

Hurricane Milton brought 8-10 feet of tornado rise to Sarasota, damaging greater than 100 homes in the location, downing trees and high-voltage line. More than 227,000 clients in Sarasota County lacked power the following day– regarding 76% of the area.

From Sarasota to Cocoa Beach, a number of cities reported enormous destruction complying with the tornado, consisting of harmed structures, extreme flooding and also death. Before Hurricane Milton made landfall, a wave of exotic hurricanes brushed up throughout the state, particularly in Lee County, Palm Beach County, Broward County,St Lucie County and Brevard County.

More than 3 million homes and companies in Florida lacked power 12 hours after landfall, almost 29% of the state. During anOct 10 instruction, Gov Ron DeSantis stated 50,000 electricians, from as away as California, were aiding to bring back power as the state recuperates. “The storm was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst case scenario,” DeSantis stated.

Over the weekend break, minimal accessibility to Bird Key, Lido Key,St Armands and Siesta Key had actually been brought back, for citizens and entrepreneur.

Two weeks previously, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, as an effective Category 4 tornado in the Big Bend area of Florida (near Tallahassee). Hurricane Helene struck land after 11 p.m.Sept 26, 2024, bringing an enormous tornado rise to Tampa, Fort Myers and various other components of Southwest Florida and theGulf Coast Hurricane Helene after that proceeded its rage in Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina − specifically Asheville, N.C.

Hurricane Helene created damages to Anna Maria Island, Florida, yet Hurricane Milton was relatively a lot even worse.

Below are photo galleries from reporters from the (Sarasota) Herald-Tribune, an U.S.A. TODAY Network paper from Hurricane Helene and, extra lately, Hurricane Milton.

These pictures inform the tale of Hurricane Milton’s devastation on Anna Maria Island, Florida.

Hurricane Milton damages pictures of Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, in October 2024

Hurricane Helene damages pictures of Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, in September 2024

Hurricane Milton damages pictures of Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida, in October 2024

Hurricane Helene damages pictures of Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida, in September 2024

Contributing coverage: Kim Luciani, U.S.A. TODAY Network-Florida

This post initially showed up on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Hurricane Milton damages: Anna Maria Island, Bradenton Beach, Florida