The day after: Scenes from Siesta Key post-Hurricane Milton
Nearly 24 hours after the storm made landfall on the Key, the long road of cleanup has begun.
By
Observer Staff
| 2:24 p.m. October 11, 2024
Kyle Kolaski sorts through a debris pile on Siesta Key the day after Hurricane Milton made landfall there on Oct. 9.
Photo by Harry Sayer
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On Thursday afternoon, the bridges to Siesta Key reopened, less than 24 hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall there Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm.
Although the streets were cleared of downed power lines and tree limbs, the sight that met returning residents was a bleak one: Debris that had been piled up along streets for pickup after Hurricane Helene was scattered again from Hurricane Milton.
Below are some of the scenes of what the Key looks like as it begins to recover from its second hurricane in two weeks.
Discarded furniture lines the streets of Siesta Key after Hurricane Milton.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Discarded belongings flooded from Hurricane Helene were scattered by Hurricane Milton's winds on Siesta Key, where the storm made landfall.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Photo by Harry Sayer
Water remains pooled on streets the day after Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key Oct. 9.
Photo by Harry Sayer
The Sanderling Club neighborhood had downed fences and flooded streets Thursday night after Hurricane Milton.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Standing water remains on Siesta Key Thursday afternoon, a day after Hurricane Milton made landfall on the Key.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Debris lines the street of Siesta Key after Hurricane Milton.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Piles of debris litter the streets of Siesta Key after Hurricane Milton. The furniture was soaked during the storm surge of Hurricane Helene two weeks prior.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Pools and patio furniture on Siesta Key were casualties of Hurricane Helene's storm surge and then Hurricane Milton's winds two weeks later.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Furniture and flooded belongings from Hurricane Helene sit on the street after Hurricane Milton.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Piles of debris litter the streets of Siesta Key after Hurricane Milton. The furniture was soaked during the storm surge of Hurricane Helene two weeks prior.
Debris set out on the street after Hurricane Helene was scattered by the winds of Hurricane Milton on Siesta Key two weeks later.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Piles of debris litter the streets of Siesta Key after Hurricane Milton. The furniture was soaked during the storm surge of Hurricane Helene two weeks prior.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Couches, mattresses and other furniture ruined by Hurricane Helene was strewn about by Hurricane Milton's high winds.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Debris left from Hurricane Helene lines the streets of Siesta Key after Hurricane Milton passed.
Photo by Harry Sayer
Some residents had dumpsters delivered to deal with flooded belongings from Hurricane Helene - only to have Hurricane Milton blow through two weeks later.
