Waves crash at the Pier in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Milton approaches landfall.

Homeless person Pat Schaffer walks among buildings to seek shelter in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight on October 9, 2024 in Florida. Hurricane Milton exploded in strength October 7 to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, threatening the US state with a second ferocious hurricane in as many weeks. 

Palm trees are seen in the mist in Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight on October 9, 2024 in Florida. Hurricane Milton exploded in strength October 7 to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, threatening the US state with a second ferocious hurricane in as many weeks. 

Residents are rescued from an apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida.

Residents are rescued from an apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida.

Residents are rescued from an apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida.

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

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

A drone image of people walking though flooded streets in Tampa due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida.

A drone image of a Sheriff’s Department vehicle moving through flooded streets in Tampa due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida.

Kids walk past vehicles flooded in the water as the streets of the Southeast Seminole Heights section of Tampa due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida.