Hurricane Milton left the fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, in tatters, destroyed a 10,000-square-foot sheriff’s facility and caused the deaths of several people at a senior living community in St. Lucie County, Florida.

That was among the widespread damage that emerged on Oct. 10 after Hurricane Milton slammed Florida’s west coast with ferocious wind gusts, torrential rain and at least 36 reported tornadoes that the whirling storm spawned even before making landfall.

There have been at least 13 fatalities related to Hurricane Milton.

The St. Lucie County death toll from Hurricane Milton stood at six on Oct. 10, according to Erick Gill, communications division director for St. Lucie County.

In St. Petersburg, two people were killed. Police chief Anthony Holloway said on Oct. 10 that one death was due to a medical issue and the other involved a person found in a park following the storm.

Clint Mecham, emergency management director in Volusia County, Florida, confirmed that there were four storm-related deaths in the county. “Two of those were due to trees falling on their residences,” he said. “One was a cardiac issue that EMS just could not get to in time and another one was an issue, probably cardiac, that occurred while they were boarding up their home.”

Florida Highway Patrol said that a 46-year-old man in Citrus County collided with a falling tree, resulting in his death at the scene.

Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Oct. 10 that, following deadly tornadoes across the state, search and rescue is the “highest priority” at the moment.

“Milton may have passed, but the danger it poses has not,” Mayorkas said. “Downed power lines, floodwaters, non-potable drinking water and debris are creating deadly conditions. Keep listening to local officials and shelter in place until it is safe.”

Officials said that state, county and National Guard search-and-rescue crews had rescued hundreds of people, including more than 400 trapped by high water at an apartment complex in Clearwater, Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that authorities are still assessing damage in hard-hit areas, including Siesta Key, where Hurricane Milton made landfall around 8:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm packing 120-mile-per-hour winds.

“Right now, it looks like Sarasota County had the most significant storm surge, likely somewhere between 8 to 10 feet,” DeSantis said. “And remember, with Helene, we had 15 to 20 feet up in Taylor County.”

However, DeSantis said the early damage assessment indicates that the hurricane, which came on the heels of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks prior, “was not the worst-case scenario.”

“The storm did weaken before landfall, and the storm surge as initially reported had not been as significant overall as what was observed for Hurricane Helene,” DeSantis said.