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This could be the worst storm to hit Florida in over a century,
You do not have to get on the interstate and go far away,
DeSantis told a news conference, assuring residents there would be enough gasoline to fuel their cars for the trip Today’s the last day to get ready,
said Craig Fugate, a former FEMA director who previously ran the state’s emergency operation division I think we’ll just hang, you know, tough it out,
said Martin Oakes, of nearby Apollo Beach So if you’re in it, basically that’s the coffin that you’re in,
All this crap is going to be missiles,
Where I’m at right now, I don’t think I need to evacuate,
We are already very saturated. It's not going to take much water, and rainfall well ahead of this storm is going to put rivers into flood already,
Most of our rivers in west central and south Florida will be going into some stage of flood over the coming days,
Do you live near a river, canal or creek? As Hurricane #Milton approaches the Florida West Coast, please keep in mind that storm surge can travel inland up these waterways,
It all depends on the river,
Wynn said about expected flood time There's never been one like this,
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said in an interview on CNN Some of us may have had it in the backs of our minds that it's going to turn or it's going to miss us,
Pinellas County is asking anyone who has not yet evacuated to do so now,
Pinellas County will continue to provide updates on potable water service and sewer service before, during and after the storm via email and text alerts to utilities' customer account holders,
This is playing out to be one of our worst case scenarios for our area,
said Wren Krahl, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's executive director There is really no frame of reference for what that looks like here,
Tampa is considerably better off in terms of infrastructure from two years ago and vastly better than 10 years ago,
As it exists currently, our system does need upgrades, especially as Tampa continues to grow,
Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,
the US National Hurricane Center said