Out of florida, millions of people under threat from Monster Size Hurricane milton. That powerful Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles an hour has come ashore. The eyewall made landfall half an hour ago in siesta key, which is a Barrier Island off of the coast of sarasota. Right now, the storm with a diameter of 450 miles, is bringing lifethreatening winds and potentially devastating Storm Surge up to 13 feet. Earlier today, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, took steal drones on the gulf of mexico. They showed 40 nautical miles away from meltons eye, the winds were gusting 76 miles an hour and waves were cresting up at 28 feet high. That powerful storm is hitting land. For those not in the eyewalls direct path, there is reason to be vigilant as much of florida is under a tropical Storm Watch or warning. The national Weather Service also issued warnings in parts of south and central florida, where milton has spawned 10 tornadoes. Airports,
Stores are closed. A lot of velocity, it will bring a lot of hazards, a lot of damage. They conditions are getting worse by the minute. This is already happening. Here it is, it is on the ground. We need to prepare for catastrophic impacts. Neil get ready because it is almost on, Tampa And Fort myers, as florida braces for impact. Hurricane milton becoming category three storm ours away from making landfall. The outer bands are already hitting, dropping from airports and military bases, schools and colleges and Theme Parks are closed as this Monster Moves in. Millions in its path or heading out, they got the warnings. Welcome everybody, im neil cavuto. Category three storm now still dangerous, twice the size of what it was yesterday at this time. Go to Steve Harrigan in tampa with more. Reporter hello neil, it is picking up here right now. To my right, wonder if it will go flying i cannot imagine anybody getting into their car at this point with this wind and rain. We just thought two
Now i ll see you tomorrow evening. I m kaitlan collins. This is the source hurricane helene is about to slam into florida and i expected to make landfall and just a couple of hours from now, it s now an extremely dangerous category four storm and winds are now up to 140 miles per hour. If it stays this strong, it ll be the strongest storm to ever make landfall in florida s big bend region. That s the area that we re keeping a close eye on. This hour, more than half 1 million people there have already lost power. And forecasters are predicting tonight that the storm surge in some areas could be unsurvivable reaching as high as 20 feet surges and high winds were already the reason for the closures of several major bridges in the tampa area that we saw tonight? officials, there are telling residents to shelter in place, that it is going to get worse and don t go outside. Emergency managers and one florida county are being so blunt with their warnings for those who are in low lying areas a
Breaking news breaking News Tonight, helene gaining strength, and i know a major category 4 Storm Set to hit florida soon. The Monster Hurricane bearing down on the Florida Panhandle with 130mileanHour Winds. Heavy rain and up to 20 feet of lifethreatening Storm Surge. Tallahassee in the crosshairs. Forecasters warning conditions along the coast will be unsurvivable. States of emergency and mandatory evacuations in effect. Our team in the storm zone. And Al Roker with the latest track. Also tonight, new York Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal corruption charges. The mayor accused of accepting bribes, free or discounted trips and Luxury Hotel stays from foreign nationals and a turkish official. The fbi searching his official residence. His defiant message as he faces calls to resign. Israels Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to keep striking hezbollah in lebanon with full force, despite the u. S. Push for a ceasefire. Kamala Harris Meeting today with ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Donald trum
Neil quickly gaining strength in the caribbean. It you can hide from the wound would have to run from the water. We could see upwards of an 8foot Storm Surge, just how high that is. It now is a time to prepare. We have no more time left to left to wait. Today is a day. And there is no reason to stay home. Neil this hurricane is getting stronger by the minute, slamming florida as early as tomorrow. Yeah, Fox Team Coverage honored and where exactly helene is tighter to. With what officials a warning and the mayor of tallahassee, florida on that approach for preparing. To welcome everybody, im neil cavuto. Is going to Fox Meteorologist on to the latest track. What are we looking at my friend . We went we are looking at a very large storm, large in size, Alto 20th large as far as a strength as well. Currently category one hurricane just sitting off the coast of cancun basically. This will be used screaming over the next 24 hours, not very often easy something on a Wednesday Evening suddenl