Hurricane Milton made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida late Wednesday, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain, tornadoes, and dangerous storm surges. The storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, threatened life and property along Florida's west coast, particularly in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Millions were ordered or urged to evacuate, with thousands fleeing the area ahead of the storm.
Hurricane Milton made landfall late Wednesday on the Gulf Coast of Florida , following hours of rain and tornadoes and strong winds.“This is it, folks,” said Cathie Perkins, emergency management director in Pinellas County, which sits on the peninsula that forms Tampa Bay. “Those of you who were punched during Hurricane Helene, this is going to be a knockout. You need to get out, and you need to get out now.”.
"It’s time to shelter-in-place from #Milton. Tropical-storm force winds, flooding rains, and tornadoes are spreading inland across FL. Unless a life-threatening situation arises, stay indoors and follow updates," "And that's going into everywhere, and going to be damaging homes more, knocking out windows, taking out cars, and I don't know who to call," Marie Deering, a resident in Apollo Beach, just 17 miles south of Tampa, told NBC News.in Tampa that he doesn’t want to be here to see what damage the debris does from not being picked up.The storm landed on the Mexican Caribbean coast on Tuesday, bringing strong winds that knocked down trees and disrupted power lines across Quintana Roo.
In conversations earlier today, the heads of the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center warned of the hurricane's devastating potential, he said. Biden has approved an emergency declaration for Florida, and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said 7,000 federal workers were mobilized to help in one of the largest mobilizations of federal personnel in history, The Associated Press reported.
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