The US Drought Monitor shows 87% of the CONUS in some sort of drought. Will we get enough rain to mitigate this over the Great Lake area?

That 87% is the highest percent of the CONUS in drought, going back to January 2000 (or maybe even farther).

US Drought Monitorhttps://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx

A Quick Look at Hurricane Milton Max Wind Gusts, Rainfall and Buoy Data

This is by no means a compressive summary, it’s what I could find using NWS data from various sources. I updated the max wind speed and added slides for the track and maximum wind speed with time (from NHC and USAtoday)

Here is the highest reported wind speeds

https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/hurricane-milton-brings-100-mph-wind-gusts-to-tampa-bay/

Here are a few links to see details on the tornadoes

Jacksonville

https://www.weather.gov/jax/TropicalEventSummary

Miami

https://www.weather.gov/media/mfl/TropicalEventSummary/PSHMFL_2024AL09_Helene_Summary.pdf

Tampa

https://www.weather.gov/tbw/TropicalEventSummary