MILTON, Fla. — Communities across the southeast United States are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias.
The Gulf Coast in Florida saw some of the worst damage as the storm moved in.
Channel 2’s Ashlyn Webb was in Florida, where roofs were completely torn off of buildings.
Webb was in Milton, where some of the heaviest damage occurred.
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For one group of friends, the storm came in at high speed while they were playing a card game.
“We were playing What Do You meme, the card game, and then the roof just started flapping,” one of them said. “It just peeled like a piece of paper.”
The wind gusts reached more than 114 mph as it tore through the area.
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Paul Morton, Alexis Rigdon and Benji Cockrell were sitting in Morton and Rigdon’s living room when the storm hit and they heard the windows rattling.
The three ran to their car for shelter, but even the car started tilting in the wind.
Neighbors rushed out and urged them to take cover inside, saving their lives.
In another apartment complex, Garron Bethel told Channel 2 Action News that he ran from his living room to the bathroom when his own roof was torn off.
He stayed there until the storm passed.
“I ain’t ever prayed until that time, and it wasn’t much, but God blessed me,” Bethel said.
The destruction through Milton didn’t stop at apartments. NewsDrone2 flew over Milton High School, which took a direct hit.
The school’s gym roof was torn apart and debris scattered across the grounds.
In another part of teh city, a convenience store was left in ruins with its roof ripped off, walls crumbled and items for sale scattered across the floor.
People who have lived through hurricanes before said this storm was different.
“Milton is not used to this,” a resident said.
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