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Hurricane Milton left millions without power and caused a series of tornadoes after slamming into Florida Wednesday night. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism It wasn't only power outages that Florida residents had to deal with in the storm; St. Petersburg preemptively shut down its sewage plant, to protect employees and the …
Sports are secondary when it comes to natural disasters. MLB No Florida teams made the MLB playoffs, but the league still felt Milton’s impact as the storm destroyed the Trop Field roof when it descended upon St. Petersburg, Fla., and the surrounding area. That game is scheduled for 1 p.m. NHL The Lightning’s game scheduled for Saturday at Amalie Arena …
In the days before Hurricane Milton, top officials at one of the firms that built Tropicana Field grew “concerned” that the stadium’s roofing might not hold up against the historic winds forecasted for the Tampa Bay area. That concern proved prescient, as videos surfaced Wednesday evening of the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays’ home field being ripped away, leaving …
