Northeast Ohio Natives living in Florida clean up after hurricane’s wrath [Video]

Pictures and videos continue to pour in on social media from Florida following the destructive path of Hurricane Milton as more people assess the damages to their homes and businesses.

For many northeast Ohioans living in the part of Florida impacted by the storm, they describe it as different from any other as it moved from Siesta Key on the West Coast to Daytona Beach on the East Coast.

“I’m just going to go ahead and say that I would much rather take a nor’easter over a hurricane any day,” said Zachary Downes. “At least I know what to do with the snow.”

Downes, a native of Ashtabula, had not been home for days. He had been working on the team of Orange County Public Information Officers that provided life-saving information to residents before, during, and after Milton.

Downes called Milton different, massive, and destructive, whereas Ian in 2020 was …