Sarasota County damage estimate over $440M from Hurricane Milton

Initial “windshield damage” estimates are in from Sarasota County staff members following Hurricane Milton. They caution, however, that data may overlap with Hurricane Helene, which hit the region Sept. 26, almost two weeks before Hurricane Milton made landfall Oct. 9 near Siesta Key.

More than 100 structures have been destroyed, officials say, with the estimated damage from Hurricane Milton totaling more than $375 million in unincorporated Sarasota County.

Here are the categories of damage for unincorporated Sarasota County: