Hurricane Milton is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday night, potentially causing widespread damage in Florida. Authorities urge residents to evacuate and prepare for heavy rainfall, storm surge, and flooding.
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.
Milton spared Quintana Roo’s beaches on its way north to Florida, but local officials said the state continues to be on moderate risk alert in the north. Mexican officials said so far no fatalities have been reported, only minor damages such as waterlogged roads, fallen trees, and power outages.On Monday afternoon, the NHC said the storm had"explosively" intensified into a"potentially catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane in a matter of hours.Hurricane Milton didn’t just intensify rapidly, the storm exceeded the even higher threshold of extreme rapid intensification.
Lines of cars took to Interstate 75 near WIldwood as Floridians left the area ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. Officials in Pinellas County, which includes the cities of Clearwater and St. Petersburg, said they are expecting storm surge up to 15 feet and have issued mandatory evacuation orders for more than 500,000 residents.
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