Water damage to an indoor stadium without drainage is also a significant concern. The domed stadium was going to be being used as a staging area for first responders, but they were moved to a new location before the worst of the storm arrived, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays said on Thursday it could take weeks to assess the damage to its ballpark which had nearly its entire roof torn off as Hurricane Milton cut a destructive path across Florida.

Tropicana Field saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barreled across much of Florida.