Hurricane Milton batters Florida’s west coast with hurricanes, home destruction

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TAMPA, Fla. – Milton slammed into Florida’s already storm-blasted west coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling from the destruction of Helene. Tap below to read the reports from USA Today.

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Tampa, with a metropolitan area that is home to over 3 million people, has not had a direct hit by a major hurricane in more than 100 years.