Hurricane Milton tore through the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday night, ripping apart the roof of the multi-purpose domed stadium Tropicana Field, located in St. Petersburg, Florida.
This stadium is home to the Tampa Bay Rays, a professional baseball team in the U.S.
Parts of the stadium’s roof were blown away by the powerful winds.
High winds from Hurricane Milton destroyed part of the roof of Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 10, 2024
Officials said they were in contact with people inside the stadium and they are safe.
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According to WFTS-TV in Tampa, no injuries have been reported at the stadium.
The same stadium had been used as a base for emergency rescue teams deployed in the area to handle the effects of hurricane Milton.
Milton is currently striking Florida’s west coast with strong storms, destroying homes and causing widespread power outages as it moves eastward.
#BREAKING: The roof at Tropicana Field, where the Tampa Bay Rays play, has been damaged, according to @ABCActionNews. The stadium was the staging area for utility workers, the National Guard and other first responders. #HurricaneMilton
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) October 10, 2024
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The hurricane made landfall in Florida at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. Greek time), downgraded to Category 3 on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale, with wind speeds of 195 km/h near Siesta Key, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC).
By 11:00 p.m. local time (6:00 a.m. Greek time), wind speeds had dropped to 165 km/h, lowering Milton to Category 2, though it remains extremely dangerous.
The eye of the cyclone was located 120 km southwest of Orlando, in central Florida.
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