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As many as 5.9 million people in Florida are under mandatory evacuation orders, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates. ... For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill ...
Hurricane Milton continued to intensify as it neared Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing with it a life-threatening storm surge and destructive winds and forcing residents to jam major evacuation ...
President Joe Biden warned that Milton could be one of the worst storms to hit Florida in a century and urged residents to leave “now, now, now.” Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 as ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Florida is gearing up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as Hurricane Milton strengthens over warm waters and heads toward major population centers including Tampa and Orlando. About 7 million people were urged to evacuate Florida in 2017 as Hurricane Irma bore down on the state.
Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, becoming a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida.. The major hurricane threatens to bring dangerous storm surge to Tampa Bay and is setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline and killed more than 230 people.
Expect "potential major, major impacts," DeSantis said, including what's now predicted to be 10 to 20 feet of storm surge that could deluge Tampa Bay, among other places, and flooded rivers.
Heavy traffic begins to back up on Interstate 275 South as residents evacuate St. Petersburg, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall, Oct. 7, 2024.
Florida’s west coast is preparing for a potentially massive evacuation ahead of a strike from Milton, which rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday afternoon.