This is going to be a catastrophic storm, it is going to be a potentially deadly storm. Florida prepares for landfall. This is going to be a punch to the base. Face. The Fema Administrator will join me live. Then it they give the money to illegal immigrants. The expresident using the disaster to spread his lies. What are they talking about . Stop it. The dangerous consequences of using a tragedy to get yourself elected. Dont listen to Anything Or Anybody who is trying to make you more afraid than you already are. All in starts right now. It evening from New York, at this moment, hurricane Miltons Landfall is imminent the hurricane is currently coming ashore, the eyewall is over Tampa Bay, floridas West Coast has already seen the impacts of milton which already ranks among the strongest alanna storms ever recorded and threatens to bring widespread discussion. Even before making landfall we are seeing dangerous records with over 100, one of those tornadoes in Fort Myers has already cause
That Storm Surge could be the worst part of this storm. So we will be on that during this hour. Ill be watching. Thanks alex. Thank you. We are going straight to bill karins. Msnbcs meteorologist. Nbc News Meteorologist for the latest on the situation there. Bill, what can we expect now in florida . This is when all the damage is happening. We cant show you where the worst Storm Surge is. But we know it is moving in. We have had reports of a ten foot Storm Surge in sarasota. As we go down the coast, all the way to naples, its been at least five to six foot Storm Surge. That is higher than helene in most cases so we have new significant damage that is being done tonight. As the storm is moving inland. The winds are still pushing that water against the coast. It is still rushing in. The other thing you will notice, the black line is the center. Just north of the center which has been the past five hours over tampa, torrential rain. We are talking two to three inches per hour. Now that is
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