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Brevard sees wind and flood damage

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Brevard sees wind and flood damage

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Brevard County wakes up Thursday to extreme winds, massive power outages and flooding across the Space Coast due to Hurricane Milton. A likely tornado touched down in Cocoa Beach on Wednesday.

The storm was a Category 1 storm when it reached Brevard in the early hours of Thursday morning and moved into the Atlantic over Cape Canaveral. A strong Category 3 hurricane, it made landfall near Siesta Key at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

It was a rough night for Brevard County, starting Wednesday evening when a possible tornado ripped through Cocoa Beach, destroying several homes and buildings. The roof of a Wells Fargo was blown off, a Supercuts was destroyed and the mayor's house was also damaged.

National Weather Service investigators must conduct an investigation before officially declaring a tornado.

Reports of flooding were received from across the county. A hotel in Grant was flooded and had to be evacuated. From Satellite Beach to Rockledge, the streets were under water. Rainfall in northern Brevard was expected to be so severe that a fourth shelter was opened.

Where is Hurricane Milton?

According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Milton moved into the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral at 5 a.m., still as a hurricane with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour.

Storm radar for Florida

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A flash flood warning has been issued for northwest Brevard County until 9 a.m. Thursday.

Doppler radar and automatic rain gauges indicated thunderstorms that dumped heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain fell, according to the National Weather Service. An additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall is possible in the warning area.

Spitzer is a trend reporter. She can be reached at [email protected].

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