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It’s easy to forget the sheer amount of power a natural disaster can harness until you see a video like this.
WFTS Meteorologist Jason Adams shared a video on X showing the shredded canvas roof of the Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, Tropicana Field. The St. Petersburg-based arena was battered by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm.
Watch:
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
Adams also reports that there were no injuries resulting from the destruction and that the arena had been used as a staging area for storm recovery.
Dave Moore posted his own video, showing a different angle of the stadium as he hunkered down to ride out the storm.
The view from our window as we ride out the storm. The roof of Tropicana Field is destroyed by the winds of #HurricaneMilton. Praying for Tampa Bay and all areas affected. Stay safe, everyone pic.twitter.com/uy0aNGMAuJ
— Dave Moore (@DaveMoore_83) October 10, 2024
X users reacted to the shocking sight:
That’s insane
— RunItBackHerbo (@RunItBackHerbo) October 10, 2024
Yup that’s stadium is going to need a complete overhaul
— Grizzer489 (@Grizzer489) October 10, 2024
that’s not good it’s being used to shelter lineman for post storm recovery
— Sammy Pearce (@SammyPearce18) October 10, 2024
At least Milton supports outdoor baseball
— Kyle Davidson: Best GM In Sports (@ChiSports101) October 10, 2024
How did anyone think that would ever hold up to even a Cat 1???
— PhotographicFloridian (@JackLinFLL) October 10, 2024
Sadly this visual brings back a lot of emotional memories from the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
— Jessy (@Jessyy005) October 10, 2024
This is that part of the episode when the computer says “hull stress is now 150% above safety”
— Chris Rauchle 克里斯 (@chrisrauchle) October 10, 2024
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