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Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,
the National Hurricane Center warned If you are in a single story home that is hit by a 15ft storm surge, which means that water comes in immediately, there’s nowhere to go,
said the mayor of Tampa, Jane Castor Florida’s west coast is very sensitive to storm surge. It doesn’t take much to push water over land that would be dry. It’s extremely vulnerable.”
Cody Fritz at the US National Hurricane Center storm surge team told NBC News Your life is at serious risk if you don't take action immediately - every second counts."
The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote on Wednesday We're still healing from this storm and recovering,
You’ve got to have patience,
Stephanie Grover-Brock, a Tampa resident in line for gasoline in the nearby Riverview area, said Tuesday When bridges close in advance of a storm making landfall, law enforcement and traffic resources may be present to guide motorists, however, there will be a time when it is no longer safe for personnel (FDOT Crews, Troopers, and Officers) or any physical barriers that close the bridges to be on site,
Residents should take potential bridge closures into account when planning evacuation routes and timing,
the department said in a post on Facebook They’re saying, ‘Get out of here,
said 71-year-old Mark Prompakdee I don’t know why you’re gambling with your life or the life of your loved one, but realize this storm is going to be different,
We will do all we can to assist Florida officials with responding to the health impacts of Hurricane Milton,
Becerra said in a statement When does it become too unsafe to where we have to suspend service?”
They’re on their own, you know,
Sheriff Chad Chronister of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, told “Top Story with Tom Llamas” last night Not only could Tampa Bay not have a massive storm surge, but it could actually go negative, slightly draining like Tampa Bay did with Ian. Not good for Sarasota, Siesta Key, Venice, & Englewood with 10 foot or greater storm surge,
he wrote on X Tuesday evening This is the real deal here with Milton. If you want to take on Mother Nature, she wins 100 percent of the time."
Mayor Jane Castor of Tampa told reporters ahead of the storm I think we’ll just hang, you know - tough it out. We got shutters up. The house is all ready. So this is sort of the last piece of the puzzle.”
Martin Oakes, of nearby Apollo Beach, said Due to adverse weather conditions expected to be caused by Hurricane Milton, a state of emergency has been declared in Florida. Unfortunately, this has impacted Virgin Atlantic’s flying schedule, and services to and from Orlando and Tampa are subject to cancellations and delays."
The airline warned passengers Water is a blessing to have, ... but it is very deadly."
So if you're in it, basically that's the coffin that you're in,
There's never been one like this. Helene was a wake-up call; this is literally catastrophic. And I can say without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you're gonna die."
Millions of Florida residents were earlier urged to evacuate, with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor commenting