The destructive winds damaged the roof of St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field, the home stadium of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays. Officials had transformed the baseball stadium into a base camp for emergency responders and set up rows of green cots.

Hurricane Milton tore the canvas roof off of the Tropicana Field stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida on Wednesday evening.

As Hurricane Milton surged through the Gulf Coast, its destructive power was felt across Tampa Bay, leaving a trail of damage and uncertainty. The Category 2 hurricane, which made

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., had been turned into a 10,000-person camp to support rescue operations. Video showed its roof fabric blowing in the storm.

Hurricane Milton damaged the roof of Tropicana Field, home to MLB's Tampa Bay Rays. NBC News' Bill Karins provides a forecast for Tampa and other parts of Florida.

Tampa Bay experienced a rare reverse storm surge as Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, temporarily drawing water out of the bay and exposing parts of the bay floor that are typically submerged.

Hurricane Milton is about to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane between Sarasota and Venice. Yahoo Sports

Tampa Bay is already feeling the effect of Hurricane Milton and it has not even made landfall. High surge, flooding rain & destructive winds are likely through tonight. Here is the latest.