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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Milton made landfall successful Siesta Key, southbound of St. Petersburg precocious Wednesday, and portion the metropolis avoided immoderate of the worst tempest surges, the section Major League ballpark took immoderate damage.
City officials confirmed precocious upwind gusts from Hurricane Milton tore aggregate panels disconnected the extortion of Tropicana Field, location of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The tract was not successful usage arsenic a tempest structure but functioned arsenic a staging country for tempest effect crews, according to the Associated Press. It was not wide Wednesday nighttime however overmuch harm the interior of the gathering had suffered. The stadium opened successful 1990 and initially outgo $138 million. It was owed to beryllium replaced successful clip for the 2026 play with a $1.3 cardinal ballpark, according to AP.
Additionally, the metropolis confirmed a crane collapsed onto an bureau gathering adjacent Central Avenue. No injuries person been reported owed to either incident, according to metropolis officials arsenic of midnight.
Officials urged the nationalist to enactment sheltered successful spot overnight and debar some areas until further notice.
According to WFLA Chief Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli, St. Pete saw highest upwind gusts of 91 MPH, among the highest successful the Tampa Bay country aft Milton made landfall.
Other areas seeing highest upwind gusts see Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (102 MPH), Egmont Channel (105 MPH), and Clearwater Beach (90 MPH), according to Berardelli.
