In this image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a NOAA crew on a reconnaissance flight, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, into the eye of Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, gather before dropping a package containing the ashes of Peter Dodge, an award-winning scientist who made almost 400 hundreds flight into the eyes of hurricanes, as a lasting tribute to the longtime radar specialist and researcher. (Sim Aberson/NOAA via AP)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, speaks during a news conference in front of a St. Lucie County Sheriff's parking facility that was damaged by a tornado spawned ahead of Hurricane Milton destroyed it, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Fort Pierce. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Rain flood waters recede around the bay-front home which Christian Burke's father had built to be hurricane proof and where Burke rode out Hurricane Milton along with his wife and aunt, in Gulfport, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Even without the feared storm surge, Burke said the experience was intense and he won't feel the need to do it again. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Toppled palm trees lie along the road after the passage of Hurricane Milton in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

This drone image provided by Kairat Kassymbekov shows flooding from Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Kairat Kassymbekov via AP)

This drone image provided by Kairat Kassymbekov shows flooding from Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Kairat Kassymbekov via AP)

Two couples who evacuated get a ride back to their home through flooding after Hurricane Milton hit the region, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Palm Harbor, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)