WATCH: Tropicana Field roof on Rays stadium seemingly shredded by wind as Hurricane Milton lashes Florida

Tropicana Field, the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, suffered extreme damage to its domed roof on Wednesday as Hurricane Milton moved through the region.  Tap below to read the report by RJ Anderson for CBSSports.com

How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm’s severity

The Waffle House Index, created by former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate, uses color-coded maps to show whether each location is fully open, serving a limited menu, or closed due to storm damage. Tap below to read the report from Yahoo…

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

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…

Milton heading for 9 p.m. Florida landfall as large Category 3 hurricane: Live updates

TAMPA, Fla. − The National Weather Service warned residents to shelter-in-place as conditions deteriorated Wednesday evening while Hurricane Milton roared toward Florida’s beleaguered west coast. Tap below to read the report from USA Today.