Simpson estimated that Milton alone caused between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion in damages. This comes on top of over $1.5 billion already sustained from hurricanes Idalia, Debby, and Helene, which hit Florida in rapid succession over the past year.

Florida tolls were suspended earlier this month to prepare residents for Hurricane Milton. Have they all been reinstated yet? Here's what to know.

Florida motorists paid an average of $3.09 for regular unleaded gas, which was a penny less than the cost before Hurricane Milton's Oct. 9 landfall in Sarasota County.