Forecasters are warning this will be a Catastrophiclevel Storm when it makes landfall overnight along floridas West Coast. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im Dana Perino and hi to you, bill. Bill good morning to you. Bill hemmer live in orlando 100 miles due east of tampa, florida. The entire part of this state will get whacked starting later tonight. As we track this storm, right now 155 mileperhour winds, category 4 storm. A track were watching between clear water near tampa and down to fort myers. At some Point Somebody will feel the effects of this monster out there that is milton. Look at the size of this. Remember we were in Studio Yesterday and janice was with us and j. D. Was talking about the eye of the storm and how perfectly formed it was. Almost like a pin right there. Overnight it tended to change its shape a little bit. So the storm is shifting somewhat. Still moving east northeast but we wont know who is going to Take That wallop until milton makes up its min
Because it comes about this time every day, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, we get an update from the national Hurricane Center. And well wait to see what they say about the massive Hurricane Milton that caused 6 Million people to evacuate in its path in the state of florida. The life threatening storm is now moving toward floridas Gulf Coast. Forecasters say it will slam into that peninsula. Late tonight or into the early hours of tomorrow. What they are looking at is exactly where it will hit. They arent saying it is not going to hit. Some forecasters are saying is Storm Surge could be higher than what it was in Hurricane Katrina which left more than 1,300 people dead. The evacuations, though, this time are the benefit of what we learned, we pray, from katrina. So many people moving out of the way. Not everybody, but most. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. This huge storm could be one of the largest weve seen in terms of a hurricane. Forecasters are saying Miltons Wind Field
Coast, with Heavy Rain and strong winds. A record Storm Surge, up to 13 feet possible. Already tonight here, an outbreak of tornadoes. More than 20 reported tornadoes touching down already. A confirmed tornado Crossing I75. And the images of one Tornado Tonight tearing right through a neighborhood. You can see everything as it goes dark. Tonight here, my interview with the Hurricane Hunters flying right into this hurricane what they want you to know about the strength of this storm. Tonight, authorities now warning there will be no rescues until the hurricane passes. President biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with fema. The president calling this a matter of life and death. Vice president harris calling into Cable News and to the Weather Channel to warn viewers about the danger. Ginger zee standing by with the new forecast just in from the national hurricane center. When this hits, where it will likely make landfall, and the strength of this storm. The other news this wednesday n
More than 5 1 2 Million people are under voluntary or mandatory Evacuation Orders in Florida Tonight as the state braces for the impact of hurricane milton. Tolls were waived, Highway Shoulders were open to try to ease clogging as florida residents took to the roads to get out of this storms way. Hurricane milton is expected to make landfall in florida late Tomorrow Night or early thursday morning. And, well, anything could change in the next 24 hours, milton is expected to drive straight through central florida. The first direct strike by a hurricane in areas of tampa in more than a century. The mayor of tampa issued this stark warning to residents. If you choose to stay in one of these Evacuation Areas you are going to die. Now, even in less extreme circumstances preparing for a Natural Disaster is always a challenge. The government has to coordinate between state and local and federal agencies, those agencies then not only have to prepare for the physical impacts of the disaster but
Hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. At this hour, millions of people along Floridas Gulf Coast are bracing for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in The Atlantic basin. The outer bands of Hurricane Milton are already hitting parts of the state. It is forecast to make landfall some time tonight between 10 00 p. M. Eastern and 2 00 a. M. And is expected to double in size before making landfall. This is the scene right now in ft. Myers, florida, being battered by high winds and rain. The top concern for officials at this moment is making sure that residents get to safety. The window for evacuating is now rapidly closing. Even as the storm is already complicating those efforts. This video shows a tornado touching down near i75 in south florida, thats hundreds of miles from Hurricane Miltons core. Just a few hours ago, president Joe Biden called Hurricane Milton, quote, the storm of the century. And made a plea to people in the Storms Path to please evacuate. First, man