Polk deputies take mother in labor during worst of Hurricane Milton. The 911 call came at 3:07 a.m. Thursday while ambulances could not respond.

Polk County deputies drove a woman in labor to the hospital during Hurricane Milton due to inaccessible ambulances.

At the peak of Milton-related electric power outages in Polk County, more than six in 10 residents were in the dark. On Monday in an initial assessment of Hurricane Milton’s impact, Paul Womble, director of Polk County’s Emergency Management,

Two people were arrested after deputies said they broke into a Polk County home to "escape Hurricane Milton," but instead damaged the property.