Gov. Ron DeSantis made a late appeal for residents to flee for shelter with a potentially historic storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis made a late appeal for residents to flee for shelter with a potentially historic storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday night.“Time is running out," Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday."But you do have time today to heed any evacuation orders and do what you need to do to protect yourself and your families.”between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Thursday, according to a new NBC News forecast.
“Today is the last full day for Florida residents to get their families and homes ready and evacuate if told to do so by local officials,” the hurricane center said.The storm landed on the Mexican Caribbean coast on Tuesday, bringing strong winds that knocked down trees and disrupted power lines across Quintana Roo.
“The precipitation generated by this tropical system could generate landslides, increases in the levels of rivers and streams, as well as overflows and floods in the mentioned states,” an advisory said. “This is the real deal here with Milton,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told a Monday news conference. “If you want to take on Mother Nature, she wins 100% of the time."
With emergencies declared in dozens of Florida counties and evacuations underway, residents have clogged highways and interstates as they make their way out of the storm's path. Evacuation orders are in effect for people in zones A, B and C and all mobile homes in the county. Cathie Perkins, director of Pinellas County Emergency Management, said it’s a matter of when, not if, the area gets hit by Milton.
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