Images showing damage from Hurricane Milton across Marion County.
Ocala-News.com has received dozens more photos showing trees that were downed by Hurricane Milton onto cars, homes, fences, power lines, and roadways across Marion County. As of 6:30 p.m., there are still approximately 50,000 local residents without power.
In the hours since we published that story, our readers have shared nearly 50 more photos illustrating the damage in the area. Here’s an album with the newest photos, along with the information we had available at the time:
Car crushed by downed tree at Paddock Place Apartments after Hurricane Milton – John HallRoof torn off home in Ocklawaha – Christine LanzilottiA tree downed onto a recreational vehicle in Marion County – Susan White A tree downed on a local roadway – Jennifer TutenA tree snapped from its base in Ocala – Nilda Ivelis Morris CruzTree down blocking NW 100th St at S cornerA tree downed on a local roadway – Alanna BoldtDamage to a local structure – Suzanne GilbertAn uprooted tree in a local backyard – Suzanne GilbertDowned trees in Marion County – Wanda Tootie Patton BradleyUprooted tree at Hidden Hill Farm – Bob JozwiakA tree on top of power lines – Mylonia R. LeonardoA tree uprooted by Hurricane Milton in a local backyard – Suzanne GilbertAn uprooted tree in a backyard – Michelle PennyAn uprooted tree in a back yard – Michelle PennyDowned tree in northeast Ocala – Pebbles Wolfe VanceA 40-foot tree downed by Hurricane Milton in an Ocala backyard – Linda Ball GrohmanA tree downed onto a local roadway – Bee QueenA tree downed onto a local home in Silver Springs Shores – Vinyl ExplosionA tree downed onto NE 22nd Avenue – Victoria Holiday A port-a-potty got pushed over by heavy winds during Hurricane Milton – Gayle DoyerA downed tree along Pine Road in Silver Springs Shores – Charles LyonsA tree downed by Hurricane Milton – Mary WhiteA tree on a power line in Marion County – Nilda Ivelis Morris CruzTrees downed by Hurricane Milton onto SW 21st Court in Ocala – Jlona Dobler DanielAn uprooted tree near the Florida Horse Park – Kymberly CummingsDowned Tree on roadway – Anita Ortiz BittermanA tree downed onto SE 52nd Street – Anita Ortiz Bitterman A tree downed on a local roadway by Hurricane Milton – Daniel NelsonA snapped tree in Marion County – Sonya PantleA downed tree in northeast Ocala – Mary MeganA power pole burning at the corner of NE 49th St and W Anthony Road – Mary MeganAn uprooted tree – Lynn LangleyA tree downed onto a fence in Marion County by Hurricane Milton – Lynn LangleyA tree that snapped in half due to heavy winds caused by Hurricane Milton – Lynn LangleyAn outdoor pool that was destroyed by Hurricane Milton – Tonya HarperUprooted tree in Summerfield – Christine LanzillottiA tree downed onto power lines by Hurricane Milton – Hope HallerTree split in half by Hurricane Milton – Pam CropPower lines downed on roadway in Anthony after Hurricane Milton – Ashley GormanA downed tree on SE 24th Street – Lisa Herbert BranchRoof torn off home in Ocklawaha – Christine LanzilottiUprooted tree in Marion County caused by Hurricane Milton – Julie MartinBroken tree lighting pole at NE 2nd Street in Ocala – Andria B
To report damage to the Marion County Property Appraiser, file a report online, or call 352-368-8300. Most Marion County government services, including the property appraiser’s office, will reopen on Friday.
Utility crews have been working around the clock to restore power across the area. Currently, outage maps from the four major utility companies show that tens of thousands of individuals in Marion County are still without power as of this evening.
That includes just under 3,400 Ocala Electric Utility customers, over 13,000 SECO Energy customers, 2,729 Clay Electric customers, and 31,000 Duke Energy customers.
