Brian Lerer on WNYC, and now we will get an update on Hurricane Milton and invite calls for many of you personally affected or who have friends or relatives in Florida who are being personally

affected, help us report this story. What conditions are you experiencing or hearing about from

someone you know? What do people need? Or maybe you yourself are here in the New York,

New Jersey area because you got out of Florida for a while, specifically to

avoid the storm. Tell us any such stories of yourself or those you know at 212-433, W-NYC,

212, 433-9-6-9-2. Here's some of the latest breaking, even as we've been on the air. This version is from

The Guardian. It says at least four people were confirmed killed this morning as Florida began to

assess the damage from Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm that caused extensive property damage

across the state and left more than 3.4 million

homes and businesses without power. Authorities said the fatalities were in a senior community

in St. Lucie County that was struck by a tornado formed in Milton's outer bands. The tornado happened

before the hurricane made landfall near Sarasota,

Sarasota, which is on Florida's west coast last night. Parts of Sarasota, Fort Myers, Venice,

and other Gulf Coast cities were inundated by up to 10 feet of storm surge, while tornadoes wrecked

buildings, including a sheriff's department facility.

The skies turn purple and winds as high as 120 miles an hour, turned cars, trees, and

debris into projectiles.

So there's a little of that.

And of course, this is all on the heels of Hurricane Helene.

Here's how Florida Congresswoman Kathy Cast, described what they're facing today on

Morning Edition.

Oh, we don't have that clip yet.

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