Multiple residents in Palm Beach County were rescued after tornadoes reportedly touched down in the area on Wednesday evening, authorities said.
Some of those rescued were trapped under debris or stuck in vehicles that were overturned due to the strong winds, according to the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue..
Emergency 911 calls started around 5 p.m. on Wednesday and continued for nearly an hour, according to fire rescue.
“Our crews on the scene reported several damaged homes, vehicles picked up and moved, and debris all over the area,” Fire Rescue said in a post on Facebook.
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Five patients, including three trauma patients, were transported to local hospitals and many other walk-up patients were treated for minor injuries, according to the post.
Fire officials urge residents to stay off the roads in the area as they work on removing debris.
"Unprecedented number" of power outages in Tampa area, utility CEO says
Powerful winds that lashed the Tampa area as Hurricane Milton made landfall left 70% of Tampa Electric’s utility customers in the dark.
“We have an unprecedented number of our customers who are without power,” Tampa Electric President and CEO Archie Collins told CNN’s Kasie Hunt Thursday morning.
Collins said the full extent of the damage to the local power grid is not known because it’s still not safe for crews to travel.
“The eyewall did travel right across Hillsborough County, and that is a game changer,” Collins said. “These were the strongest winds that we believe have been experienced in Hillsborough County in as long as anyone can remember. The damage out there I think is going to be significantly more than our customers have experienced in their lifetimes.”
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Hurricane Milton was the worst he’s ever personally seen when it comes to damage to power systems, Collins said.
“It’s going to be a busy day today, just trying to prioritize safety and open things up here in our community,” he said.
