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Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in the western part of North Carolina. See the map of power outages caused by the storm. ... Polk County: 100%. McDowell County: 100%. Ashe County: ...
This story was updated to add map locating reported tornadoes in Florida on Oct 9. Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. EDT as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph sustained winds ...
As Florida power outages begin to mount, with over 5,000 outages reported in Polk County and significant impact still to come, here's a look at the power outage map for Hurricane Helene. DeSantis ...
Another sink hole opened up in Polk County which swallowed a pick up truck. [177] Damage in Volusia County reached $267 million. [178] In Collier County damage reached $280 million. [179] Key West saw a large decline in commercial activity as a result of Milton and the closure of the Port of Key West. [180]
The strongest wind speed in Polk County was a gust of 86 mph (138 km/h) at an Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) weather station near Bartow. Winds damaged many homes and businesses, uprooted trees, and downed power lines. [24] About 80% of Polk County was left without electricity. [176]
A storm spotter in Polk County observed a wind gust of 70 mph (110 km/h) in Lake Wales. [1] The storm left thousands of people without electricity in the county, including 3,000 customers in Lakeland. Downed trees and power lines were reported throughout the county, but little other damage occurred. [54]
The outer bands of Milton spawned tornadoes more than 100 miles from where the hurricane made landfall in Florida's west coast, considerably expanding the range of its damage.
Hurricane-force winds and storm surge of up to 16 feet (4.9 m) across the panhandle destroy 500 small businesses and damage or destroy 8,000 houses. Damage in the state totals $100 million (1975 USD, $400 million 2008 USD). [4] October 1, 1975- A tropical depression hits the western Florida Panhandle, though its effects, if any, are unknown. [5]