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Florida is preparing for its largest evacuation in years amid fears of the biggest storm surge in a century as the state continues to clean up after Hurricane Helene

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Florida is preparing for its largest evacuation in years amid fears of the biggest storm surge in a century as the state continues to clean up after Hurricane Helene

Florida is preparing for its largest evacuation in seven years amid fears Hurricane Milton will unleash the largest storm surge in a century, while the state is already busy cleaning up from Hurricane Helene. Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 51 of the state's 67 counties as officials across the state […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida. 3 Just a few days after Helene

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Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida. 3 Just a few days after Helene

Ten days after the Southeast was hit by Helene, one of the deadliest storms in modern history, the National Weather Service today forecast that the newly formed Hurricane Milton is heading toward Central Florida and could impact the entire state. “Milton is expected to move just north of the Yucatan Peninsula and across the southern […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Will Tropical Storm Milton impact Greenville and Spartanburg?

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Will Tropical Storm Milton impact Greenville and Spartanburg?

As cities in the southeastern United States slowly recover from Helene's destruction, another potential threat looms in the Gulf: Tropical Storm Milton. Tropical Depression 14 quickly developed into Tropical Storm Milton over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and could become a major hurricane if it reaches Florida, the latest warning from the National […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Florida is preparing for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthens

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Florida is preparing for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthens

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is preparing for what could be its largest evacuation in seven years as Hurricane Milton strengthens over warm waters and heads toward major population centers such as Tampa and Orlando. About 7 million people were ordered to evacuate Florida in 2017 as Hurricane Irma hit the state. The exodus […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Pinellas County shuts off water supply to the barrier island

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Pinellas County shuts off water supply to the barrier island

TAMPA, Fla. – Water lines will be closed Tuesday morning to St. Pete Beach, a resort on a barrier island in Pinellas County, in preparation for Hurricane Milton. Pinellas County officials issued an order Sunday to evacuate about 6,600 patients from six hospitals, 25 nursing homes and 44 assisted living facilities. “If you are on […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Why the “unusual” path of Hurricane Milton could cause disaster in Florida

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Why the “unusual” path of Hurricane Milton could cause disaster in Florida

Florida is bracing for another major hurricane to strike this week, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Sunshine State, causing massive devastation that authorities are still trying to clean up. Tropical Storm Milton was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday, but forecasters warn it could become even stronger […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

What is my evacuation zone in Lee County?

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What is my evacuation zone in Lee County?

Drone video: Fort Myers Beach two years after Hurricane Ian See what some areas of Fort Myers Beach look like two years after Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Milton is heading toward Florida's west coast and it's not currently clear where it will strike – but at least one evacuation in Lee County has already been announced. […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Florida opens highway lanes for evacuations from Milton

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Florida opens highway lanes for evacuations from Milton

“Once these orders come from all counties, I think there will be a significant number of people,” the governor said. Naples prepares for Hurricane Milton A worker at the Home Depot in Naples at Airport Pulling Road and Davis Boulevard loads sandbags into a customer's truck. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says there is still a […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

Milton forecast strengthening into Category 3 and is expected to make landfall in Florida this week

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Milton forecast strengthening into Category 3 and is expected to make landfall in Florida this week

Hurricane Milton, which formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday afternoon, strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday. As CBS News reports, it is expected to move along the west coast of Tampa as a Category 3 hurricane by Wednesday , Florida, makes landfall. In a warning Sunday evening, […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

West-central Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton, possibly the region's worst storm in 100 years

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West-central Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton, possibly the region's worst storm in 100 years

TAMPA, Fla. – Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend, Milton is threatening to do the same, but given the state's peculiar coastline, the angle of landfall could make the new storm system the worst in over 100 years for Parts of West Central Florida. The area is certainly storm prone […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024