Barreling down the Gulf Coast straight into floridas West Coast. 120mileanhour winds and violent Water Pummeling the bridge. And this is santa Bell Island where floodwaters appear to be swallowing a house. And in Fort Myers, a tornado rips through neighbourhoods, obliterating properties. The winds are ferocious, the storm churches unstoppable and floridians are worried. Lets go to her senior correspondent in tampa. Steve . Jesse, we see rain come down in sheets. The wind is starting to pick up as well, we could see anywhere from 616 inches of rain here that has been going steady for the past six hours. The Storm Surge is another concern here in the tampa area. This could be a Worstcase Scenario depending on where the storm actually makes landfall. We could see up to 10 feet of Storm Surge here, anywhere from 15 feet along other parts and along the coast. When it gets over 40 miles per hour, they cannot come out and rescue and right now it seems to be hovering right about that range. Th
With just hours to go until Hurricane Milton makes landfall in florida, millions of people are rushing to leave their homes. Its currently a category five hurricane , the highest possible classification with ferocious winds of up to 270 kilometres an hour. Forecasters say Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall within the coming hours, and has the potential to be one of the most destructive recorded in the region. President biden says President Biden says getting out was a matter getting out was a matter of life and death. Of life and death. Millions of people have been millions of people have been told to leave there homes. Told to leave there homes. Its less than two weeks its less than two weeks since another powerful since another powerful hurricane hit the state. Hurricane hit the state. These are live pictures these are live pictures from florida which as you can from florida which as you can see if already being battered see if already being battered by strong winds and he
The Us State Of Florida is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in A Hundred years. There are huge trafficjams across the state as more than Five Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton which is expected to hit tonight. Flights between the uk and florida have been cancelled, with the Foreign Office urging britons already in the state to follow instructions from local authorities. Its moving across the Gulf Of Mexico, where warmer waters have contributed to its intensity. So far, milton has reached a Wind Speed of 160mph. Its already brushed past mexico where it caused coastal flooding. These nasa images from space show the eye of the storm as it heads towards the florida peninsula. With the latest, our correspondent Phil Mccann reports. So right now on seven news. Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton this morning. Milton continues to be a dangerous category five hurricane, expected to bring life threatening Storm Surge and dangerous winds al
Headline of the evening. Lets cross to paul scott. Good evening. We are going to start with cricket. A Dater Member for going to start with cricket. A Dater Memberforjoe root. He is closing in on a double centre after becoming englands all time leading test run scorer. On day three of the first test against pakistan, this immaculate 45 move ahead of Sir Alastair cooks record. He went on to make an unbeaten 176. Harry brooke will resume on 1111 not out. The partition helping england to reach 1192 3 the partition helping england to reach 192 3 at the close of play, still trailing 64 runs. Reach 492 3 at the close of play, still trailing 64 runs. Its reach 4923 at the close of play, still trailing 64 runs. Still trailing 64 runs. Its been a lona still trailing 64 runs. Its been a long day still trailing 64 runs. Its been a long day but. Still trailing 64 runs. Its been a long day. But, yeah, still trailing 64 runs. Its been a long day. But, yeah, obviouslyl long day. But, yeah, obviously
Fort myers beach, in florida. You can see those high winds and heavy rains beginning to lash the coast there in fort myers. You can see how much the camera is shaking with the wind there, and obviously large waves warned of Storm Surges and rising water levels, as you can see coming up over the beach and onto the barriers, and beyond. This is from a short time ago in fort myers. You can see the before and after of water coming up over this hotel pool. Quite dramatic there. And just to show how dangerous this storm is, even with the storm still offshore, it is already causing damage. It has spawned several tornadoes which have been reported in the state, including in Areas that are seeing flooding. This is a home in fort myers that was hit by one of those tornadoes. You can see the roof is ripped off and the interior already destroyed, and the hurricane itself hasnt even arrived. These pictures from space give you a sense of the size of the monster storm. Its bringing winds of up to 120