Power outages were reported in Brevard County after Hurricane Milton made its way across Florida. Approximately 50,000 utilities crewmembers are in Florida working to restore power as quickly as possible, Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference Thursday.

The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to 16. In Orange County, which encompasses Orlando, a 60-year-old man died Thursday when he stepped on a downed power line while cleaning debris from the storm,

The historic storm batters state with heavy winds, tornadoes and rain. “This was not the worst-case scenario,” Gov. Ron DeSantis says.