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
It is a category for Trans Storm Aunt Storm Surge Head up to 15 feet and heavy rainfall and devastating winds will make it a lifethreatening event. Milton makes landfall and that is expected tonight. John that we hours of the morning and we are awaiting an update from the White House on that old Government Response and warning people get out now before it is also so late. We lead tonight around 11 00, midnight, early Thursday Morning and has picked up speed so just know they are less than 24 hours out from actually less than 12 hours out. That will happen south of the Eye Wall will likely lead to the most significant Storm Surge. Speak of this will be a storm of historic proportions with wind, water, rain. Sandra all right, guys, hello, welcome and for smith in New York and here we go again. This looks like it could be really bad and some of the worst florida has seen in a century. Spill in the next 1218 hours are critical for the people in the sunshine states. Lived in washington and
At what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening. This is what Hurricane Milton looks like from space. It is gathering strength as it heads towards the West Coast of florida tonight. The worst storm there in a century is how President Biden is describing it. And it comes less than two weeks after another Storm Hurricane Helene brought terrible devastation to the area, leaving more than 200 people dead. The mayor of tampa said Hurricane Helene was a wake up Call Milton is literally catastrophic. Scientists say Climate Change and warmer seas are fuelling these increasingly dangerous storms. Our correspondent Gordon Corera reports from tampa in florida. An exodus from tampa. Long lines of Traffic Snaking out of the city tell you that the warnings are being taken seriously here. Florida is used to hurricanes, but the message has been that this time is different. The city is still recovering from the last hurricane, helene, which hitjust two weeks ago and killed more than 20
1877866 8555. Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We are following Breaking News. Hurricane milton is quickly getting more intense, even more intense in the Gulf Of Mexico at this hour. And taking aim directly at central florida. Its at category four strength right now but is expected to be a cat five again later today. Were also getting this new Exclusive Video from madeira beach florida, a Town Standing right in miltons path. This is debris piled up from the Hurricane Helene cleanup, still posing a danger as miltons winds could pick all of this up and shoot it in all sorts of directions as the storm pummels this area. Something to be on the lookout for if you live in that area. Got to clean that up. Lets begin our coverage in Fort Myers florida. Flood waters there could reach ten feet in some areas. Thats where we find cnns Carlos Juarez and carlos thats a big part of the story, right . The Storm Surge. And it could just really come up through
Understand and fully comprehended, but were going to cover it to the best of our ability and shine a spotlight on whats going on, jim. Thanks very much. You got it hadnt morning to All Of You. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Pamela Brown in washington. We begin this hour with this breaking News Hurricane Milton its is barreling toward the western shores of florida, the national Hurricane Center just issued the latest advisory saying the storm remains a category four, but it could pick up speed and go back to category five meanwhile, floridians heading out of state could be facing a number of obstacles. Some Gas Statiounning and officials see to expect Hours Worth of traffic. And this morning, Tampa International Airport suspended all operations. We begin this Hours Coverage with Meteorologist Derek Van dam. Derek, we just got an update on the storm tell us the latest alright. So pamela, since 5 00 a. M. Weve seen an increase in the Wind Speeds were at 150 miles per hour, sustained