Hurricane Milton Unleashes Devastation On Florida
Courtesy of the Pinnacle Gazette
On the cusp of October 2024, Florida braced itself for Hurricane Milton, which unleashed catastrophic fury on the closely-knit communities of its Gulf Coast. This formidable storm intensified rapidly, growing from a tropical depression to a Category 5 hurricane within just two days, making it the fastest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded to reach such strength. With winds exceeding 157 mph, Milton posed great threat to life and property, reminiscent of the havoc wreaked by its predecessor, Hurricane Helene, just weeks prior.
Slamming ashore south of Tampa Bay on October 7, Milton made its presence felt with devastating winds and towering storm surges. Residents watched anxiously as waves crashed against their homes, reminiscent of the chaos caused just weeks earlier by Hurricane Helene. Every statistic and forecast coming out of the National Hurricane Center was alarming. Many Floridians, still grappling with the aftereffects of Helene, were evacuated and scurried to safety, packing what little belongings they could.
Marshall Gobuty, developer of Pearl Homes, had been nervously monitoring the situation as the storm bore down on his latest project, Hunters Point, near Cortez. Remarkably, his homes, equipped with rooftop solar panels and built to withstand severe weather, emerged from the ordeal largely unscathed. “I’ve never seen rain come perfectly sideways, but it was really flying,” Gobuty recalled, relieved his properties remained high and dry even as many neighboring homes suffered extensive damage.
His homes are connected to battery systems allowing power to flow, even when the grid is down, proving resilient against recent storms for which it was tested.
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