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Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast Wednesday night, packing 120 mph winds as a Category 3 storm and bringing a new wave of destruction to an area already reeling from the ravages ...
Residents of the Park Lake Estates neighborhood in New Port Richey, Florida make their way down the flooded streets by foot, bicycle and car Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Even with all of the flooding ...
Heavy rain, flooding caused Florida Gov. DeSantis to declare a 'major state of emergency.' See striking images from damage across the Sunshine State.
In New Port Richey, a car was crushed by a tree; a mobile home suffered the same fate in Dade City, as did a home in Croom-A-Coochee. [64] [65] [66] Effects along the western coast of Florida were limited with heavy rain and storm surge virtually non-existent; damage was estimated at $50,000. [67]
The Anclote River rose from 9 ft (2.7 m) to 27 ft (8.2 m), well above major flood stage, leaving surrounding areas in "head-deep" water. At least 106 homes in the county were damaged by flood waters. [23] Additionally, a tornado near New Port Richey caused major damage to five homes. [1]
New Port Richey is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was counted at 16,728 in the 2020 census.
Residents in a New Port Richey neighborhood have been trapped in their homes for days as floodwaters from the Anclote River rose to deadly heights, leaving numerous roads impassable.
Along the Florida Keys, the only other report of a hurricane-force wind gust was 87 mph (140 km/h) on Plantation Key. [2] Tides in the Florida Keys were about 0.6 ft (0.18 m) above normal, and damage was minor in the region. [13] As the storm paralleled Southwest Florida, it produced negligible impact between Sarasota and Naples. [14]