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Tropicana Field Roof Ripped Off In Hurricane Milton [PHOTOS]
Destructive winds from Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off Tropicana Field, the home to the Tampa Bay Rays.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Destructive winds from Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off Tropicana Field, the home to the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team.
St. Petersburg Police Department shared photos of the damage to the area, which also included a downed crane at 400 Central Avenue.
"Due to the crane, streets are closed from 1st Ave North to 1st Avenue South and 3rd St. To 5th St. Avoid this area," police said Thursday morning.
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Video posted to social media shows the dome destroyed from the storm, which made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph.
By 9:30 a.m. Thursday, nearly 3.4 million Floridians were left without power, countless structures were destroyed and at least four deaths had been reported.
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