United Nations and U.S. weather monitoring agencies have retired Milton as a recurring tropical storm name, citing the "death and destruction" it caused, as well as three other devastating storms to form in the Atlantic during the 2024 hurricane season.

The once and possibly future home of the Tampa Bay Rays will get a new roof to replace the one shredded by Hurricane Milton with the goal of having the ballpark ready for the 2026 season.

Last year was a busy hurricane season with storm after storm racing across the Caribbean, bringing multiple storms ashore in Florida, ravaging rains to the Carolina mountains and strong winds to downtown Houston; another robust season is likely to occur in the Atlantic in 2025.

How many hurricanes are expected in the 2025 season? A busy season is forecast due to the presence of unusually warm water in the Atlantic Ocean.

The once and possibly future home of the Rays will get a new roof to replace the one shredded by Hurricane Milton, St. Petersburg officials decided in a vote Thursday.

Smack in the middle of its centennial season, Hurricane Milton's record-breaking winds blew a chunk of the roof off St. Petersburg City Theatre. Rain drenched the stage and flooded the green room. Murky water sloshed around a back hallway lined with cinderblocks decorated with the names of plays and musicals staged there over the years.

The BriefAnna Maria Island's City Pier was damaged and still sits alone and separated from land six months after Hurricane Milton.The city's mayor said engineers are nearly finished with designs for a proposed walkway out to the pier.

The names Beryl, Helene, Milton, and John have been officially retired from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names.