Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday morning that Hurricane Milton’s storm surge was not as bad as some forecasts predicted, adding that damage assessment and rescue operations are ongoing.
“We will better understand the extent of the damage as the day progresses. We have people out there that are assessing the damage right now. First responders have been working all through the night to help people who were in distress, and what we can say is the storm was significant, but thankfully, this was not the worst-case scenario,” DeSantis said at an early morning press conference.
“The storm did weaken before landfall and the storm surge as initially reported has not been as significant overall as what was observed for Hurricane Helene. Now, it looks like Sarasota County had the most significant storm surge, likely somewhere between 8 to 10 feet, and remember with…
