Hurricane Milton: Florida Gov. DeSantis says storm's toll wasn't "worst case scenario

Addressing the state on Thursday morning, after the devastation of Hurricane Milton, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said while the storm was "significant," it's impact was not the "worst case scenario." Initially clocking in as a Category 5 storm — and predicted to hit the Sunshine State at Category 4 — Milton made landfall in Siesta Key on Wednesday evening as a Category 3. Though the impact was much less intense than Floridians expected, it pounded dozens of cities with ferocious winds and rain, whipping up a barrage of tornadoes and causing an unknown number of deaths until Thursday morning. "We had over 80,000 people that were into shelters overnight as the storm hit the state," DeSantis said. "We will better understand the extent of the damage as the day progresses. And you have people that are out there assessing damage right now. First responders have been working all through the night to help people who were in distress," he added. This comes after millions were told to evacuate across 51 counties. As dawn broke Thursday, officials repeated that the danger had not passed: Storm surge remained a concern in many parts of Florida and tropical storm warnings were in place for much of the east-central coast. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10804865/hurricane-milton-florida-latest/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Florida #HurricaneMilton