Baby born in Pinellas County storm shelter

 The storm clouds hanging over a Pinellas County shelter set up for Hurricane Milton were broken by a small ray of sunshine – a newborn baby.

“We had a beautiful baby girl that was born in one of our shelters,” said Emergency Management director Cathie Perkins during a Friday morning briefing. “Our shelter staff helped with the delivery.”

Officials did not provide the time or location of the birth.

Just beautiful to see that new life in the middle of all of this destruction.

Perkins said as of Friday, there are still about 1,500 people in public shelters in Pinellas County, as most of the county remains without power.