The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tropics heat up as stories of survival emerge in wake of hurricanes

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Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are continuing to monitor the progress of Invest 94L in the Atlantic and a disturbance in the southwestern Caribbean Sea for possible tropical development over the next several days.

Regardless of development, heavy rain is possible for parts of the Caribbean and Central America over the next several days.

The Atlantic basin hurricane season is nearing its endgame and will go down in the record books as an unusual year - U.S. impacts were well above average, but many long-range hurricane outlooks appear to have missed the mark as far as predicting the number of storms, expecting nearly double what has occurred so far.

Here's what we can expect to see as hurricane season enters its final weeks.

Hurricane Milton spared 105-year-old Jayne Huston's life but took everything else. Her home, her history and her sense of security were all blown away as the hurricane's powerful outer bands fueled a deadly tornado outbreak in Florida last Wednesday.

Huddled alone in her bathroom, she clung to anything she could as her home was being destroyed around her. Neighbors were able to rescue Huston from the rubble after hearing her cries for help.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, linemen in Florida are confronting a new challenge: the swollen Withlacoochee River. They're no strangers to extreme weather, but a crew from the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative faced one of their toughest challenges yet: wading through chest-deep water to restore power.

Here are a few more stories you might find interesting.

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