Hurricane Milton left a path of wind and flood damage as it barreled through Florida on Thursday, forcing many universities to close and leaving over 3 million residents without power.
Despite its campus closure, hurricane researchers from the University of Florida set up sentinels in Venice Beach to gather data from the storm.
@UF hurricane researchers have set up more Sentinels in Venice Beach, Holmes Beach and at the Venice airport to gather data from Hurricane Milton. This information that will provide valuable insights into environmental, structural and human survival. #GatorEngineering pic.twitter.com/5xDCFK5I2O
— UF Engineering (@UFWertheim) October 9, 2024
Meanwhile, other schools were practically deserted as the storm approached.
"Students are not taking Hurricane Milton lightly," Orlando Sentinel sports editor Robert Clark wrote on X on Wednesday, regarding the University of Central Florida. "... UCF has an enrollment of over 69,000. This is the deadest you will ever see the university."
UCF is pretty much a ghost town. Students are not taking Hurricane Milton lightly. This is just hours before Central Florida is expected to frel the effects of Hurricane Milton. UCF has an enrollment of over 69,000. This is the deadest you will ever see the university. pic.twitter.com/FPkd49zZdL
— Robert Clark (@RobertWClark7) October 9, 2024
Trees already down near UCF campus ahead of Hurricane Milton. This is right by Central Florida BLVD. pic.twitter.com/VuZ9DQBzAx
— Robert Clark (@RobertWClark7) October 9, 2024
Trees already down near UCF campus ahead of Hurricane Milton. This is right by Central Florida BLVD. pic.twitter.com/VuZ9DQBzAx
— Robert Clark (@RobertWClark7) October 9, 2024
It's "like a ghost town," a UCF student said.
'Like a ghost town': Some UCF students shelter on the closed campus as hurricane nears
— Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) October 9, 2024
https://t.co/bemoUBXvbj pic.twitter.com/5SXGdiG4VW
The University of Tampa, the University of Florida, the University of Central Florida, Florida A&M University, the University of South Florida, and Florida Gulf Coast University have canceled classes and will be closed through Friday as a result of the storm.
