Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday in Florida on the western coast and continued to move across the state on Thursday.
Per USA TODAY, “Tampa Bay apparently was spared a massive storm surge, instead experienced a reverse storm surge that drove water away from the shoreline.”
But Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, was affected by it, with its roof completely destroyed by the hurricane. Inside the stadium were beds for first responders and others, and as you’ll see from footage below, the roof is completely shredded.
Check out the dramatic and stunning footage below from various sources:
#TropicanaField roof ripped off by #HurricaneMilton in Tampa St. Pete #RaysBaseball #RaysUp #Tropicanastadium #MLB @jpetramala pic.twitter.com/IfIWYm5hNq
— WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) October 10, 2024
Roof is gone at Tropicana Field #milton #rays
Video by: Nick Friedman@mysuncoast @WESH pic.twitter.com/VME6Um351J
— Nick Burch (@PageWebber) October 10, 2024
OMG. We all had a collected gasp when we saw this from our reporter. The fabric on the roof of Tropicana Field is shredded. #StPete #Milton pic.twitter.com/36UKLO9cK6
— Jason Adams (@JasonAdamsWFTS) October 10, 2024
Tropicana Field was set up for linemen & first responders & tonight roof was ripped off by Hurricane Milton pic.twitter.com/BZCvOKQBVA
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 10, 2024
