Hurricane Milton caused more damage to some barrier islands that were still recovering from a previous hurricane. Storm surge swept into some of the same areas hit by Hurricane Ian two years ago. Milton also dumped feet of sand in some neighborhoods. NBC News' Sam Brock reports.
He’s lived through many storms in his 30 years on Longboat Key, but Bob Parrish said he’s never before seen the level of destruction that Hurricane Helene blew into town a little more than two weeks ago. The 6-foot wall of seawater that surged in and flooded out dozens of homes and businesses — and destroyed his prized Camaro — left the island of about 7,500 residents along Florida’s Gulf Coast reeling, he said.
“It’s my friends, my neighbors — 50 years out here and seeing their homes or livelihoods decimated like this. We’ll build back.” The Florida Department of Transportation removed more than 40,000 cubic yards of sand from Bradenton Beach after Helene. When Milton arrived, it “swirled around” remaining debris, and knocked over a home near his own, Chappie said. “I don’t like saying it this way, but we were north of the hurricane, so we were on at least the good side,” he said.
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