Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,
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,
Your life is at serious risk if you don't take action immediately - every second counts."
We're still healing from this storm and recovering,
You’ve got to have patience,
Fuel continues to arrive in the state of Florida by port and what we're doing to bring it in on the ground. But lines at gas stations have been long. Gas stations are running out quicker than they otherwise would. And that is causing the state of Florida to help assist with the mission to be able to get fuel to the gas stations,
The worst of the life-threatening conditions along the west coast of Florida, in terms of storm surge and destructive winds, will likely be from Wednesday evening into the early morning hours of Thursday,
Unfortunately every storm we see traffic fatalities because people wait until the last minute to leave,
The wrinkle effect is more subtle, but still significant. It indicates that wrinkle patterns are at least partially use-dependent,
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,
They’re saying, ‘Get out of here,
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,
When does it become too unsafe to where we have to suspend service?”
They’re on their own, you know,
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,
This is the real deal here with Milton. If you want to take on Mother Nature, she wins 100 percent of the time."
Water is a blessing to have but it is very deadly.”
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.”