Each major hurricane that hits Florida brings devastation and leaves lessons. Andrew in 1992 made state officials ask hard questions about Florida’s insurance market. Ian in 2022 was a cautionary tale about the power of storm surge.

Robert Freeland has lived in Tampa’s Forest Hills neighborhood for 50 years. He remembers just one flood that brought waters as high as Milton. In May 1979, an unnamed spring storm whipped up 108 mph winds.

Manatee County was hit hard by Hurricane Milton last week and officials just revealed their initial assessment of damage after the storm.

Seven cownose stingrays made it safely to a habitat at The Florida Aquarium after riding out Hurricane Milton in a touch tank at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Seven cownose stingrays are safely in a Florida Aquarium habitat after riding out Hurricane Milton in a touch tank at Tropicana Field, home of MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays

Seven cownose stingrays were successfully relocated by animal care experts with The Florida Aquarium in coordination with the Tampa Bay Rays. A group of stingrays were returned safely to The Florida Aquarium after riding out Hurricane Milton at Tropicana Field,