Washington. A fox news alert. A massive hurricane that could be the most destructive in the history of the country is about to slam into florida. Hurricane milton could make landfall as early as 8 00 p. M. Eastern, exactly one hour from now. Now, the national Weather Service says the window to evacuate has closed. Shelter in place now. Tampa, Fort Myers and orlando are all expected to face lifethreatening impacts. Tornadoes have already been seen and many of floridas West Coast beaches are at risk as well of being wiped out. Now, first responders in st. Petersburg have paused all operations. Not responding to any emergencies until it is safe to do so. We will bring you conch from across the state but, first, we start in Brayden Ton Florida where Fox Weather Robert ray is standing by, robert . Yeah. Laura, good evening to you. And you see the Manatee River behind me that is raging with up to 80 mileperhour winds that have occurred here in this part of the Gulf Coast. We are not too far
More than A Million people have been ordered to evacuate floridas West Coast ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Its currently a category five storm, packing ferocious winds of up to 270 kilometres an hour. Forecasters say the storm is expected to make landfall in the next day, and that it has the potential to be one of the most destructive ever recorded in the region. The storm follows less than two weeks after another devastating hurricane, helene. Meteorologists say the damage done by the recent hurricane could leave the area more vulnerable to this far larger storm, as Sand Dunes have been blown away, and debris could act as projectiles. Steve knibbs has the latest a siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris still piled up the Storm Helen two weeks ago now people told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders in place for 6 Million people as Hurricane Milton coaches many going to safety is authorities warm Storm Surges could be up to 15 feet. Wit
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The evacuation process. It wasnt easy, first Off. There was a lot Of different variables, a lot Of different factors that came into that decision. One Of them was financial. Really dont know if we can come back or not. You know, if the Storm Hits really bad, you know, our area might be fine, but the pathway back down the home might not be. And to risk not having that cheque every week that we, you know, depend on, could just be a major issue down the line as well. Some people would think that maybe thats just the wrong way Of thinking, but its really hard to leave everything behind, pack everything up, take, you know, yourfamily, your friends, animals and just trying to, you know, go wherever is safe. On top Of that, if we were to have left, we would have needed to go two or three days ago, according to many Of the people reporting the storm. I know the governor has said different things and other Officials have said, you know, youre still safe to go. But there was also reports, you kn
More than Five Million people in florida are under Evacuation Orders with the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton. Its the most powerful category five Storm, with ferocious winds of up to 270 kilometres an forecasters say Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall within the coming hours, and has the potential to be one of the most destructive ever recorded in the region. Lets Ta Ke lets take you to the live tracker of the Storm. President Joe Biden says getting out is a matter of life and death. Lets take you to the live pictures in tampa, florida. This is where the Storm is expected to hit and that is where President Biden advises people to leave, a very popular is part of the state. This is coming less than two weeks since another powerful hurricane hit the area, Hurricane Helene. Daveyis davey is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly 6 Million people as Hurrica