Editing St. Lucie County, Florida (section)

=== Hurricane Milton Tornado Outbreak ===

{{see also|Hurricane Milton tornado outbreak}}

On October 9, 2024, St. Lucie County was part of a [[Hurricane Milton tornado outbreak|prolific tornado outbreak]] caused by [[Hurricane Milton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Milton Impacts to East Central Florida |url=https://www.weather.gov/mlb/HurricaneMilton_Impacts#:~:text=0%20/%200-,Summary:,winds%20of%2075-85%20mph. |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> Six fatalities occurred in the county after a 155 mph EF-3 tornado struck the Spanish Lakes neighborhood of [[Lakewood Park, Florida|Lakewood Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cone |first=Allen |last2=Rynor |first2=Morgan |date=2024-10-10 |title=6 dead after tornadoes hit St. Lucie County mobile home park - CBS Miami |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/hurricane-wilton-multiple-dead-reported-after-tornadoes-hit-mobile-home-park-st-lucie-county/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kremposky |first=Averi |date=2024-10-11 |title=6 dead after Milton-spawned tornadoes rip through multiple Florida neighborhoods, officials say |url=https://www.wesh.com/article/milton-death-damage-florida-tornado/62566074 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=WESH |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-14 |title=Florida sheriff releases names of 6 killed in tornado during Hurricane Milton |url=https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-sheriff-releases-names-of-6-killed-in-tornado-during-hurricane-milton/amp/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=WFLA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Santucci |first=Blake Fontenay, Adam L. Neal and Jon |title=Hurricane Milton: Six dead following tornadoes in Spanish Lakes, Lakewood Park, Fort Pierce |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2024/10/10/hurricane-miltons-tornadoes-kills-some-damages-homes-spanish-lakes-fort-pierce-lakewood-park/75595131007/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Hurricane Milton tornado.webp|thumb|right|300px| EF-3 Tornado at peak intensity near Fort Pierce]] This intense tornado destroyed the  largest warehouse on the [[Treasure Coast]], located in [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]], before moving into Lakewood Park.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-21 |title='Looks like there was a battle': County plans to rebuild warehouse destroyed by EF3 tornado |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-county/looks-like-there-was-a-battle-county-plans-to-rebuild-warehouse-destroyed-by-ef3-tornado#:~:text=LUCIE%20COUNTY,%20Fla.,Lucie%20County%20commissioner,%20District%205. |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Cheryl |title=Hurricane Milton tornado destroys Fort Pierce warehouse, largest in South Florida |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2024/10/18/hurricane-milton-tornado-destroys-largest-warehouse-south-florida-logistics-center-fort-pierce/75703588007/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}</ref>