Storm brings 16 inches of rain in total to St. Petersburg, triggering a National Weather Service flash flood warning.
The Florida city of St. Petersburg received nearly twice its average monthly rainfall in just one hour, when it was battered by Hurricane Milton.
Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, bringing with it winds of more than 100 mph, dangerous storm surge and heavy rainfall.
St. Petersburg, in the Tampa Bay region, reported 5.09 inches of precipitation in just 60 minutes, according to The Weather Channel and MyRadar meteorologist Matthew Cappucci.
This is nearly twice the 2.3 inches of monthly rainfall St. Petersburg experiences on average in October, as recorded by Weather and Climate.
Milton brought more than 16 inches of rain in total to St. Petersburg, which triggered a National Weather Service warning about flash flooding, according to the Associated Press.
St. Petersburg has clearly been hit hard, with pictures and videos of Milton’s destruction in the city spreading across the internet.
