Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast
is barreling toward Florida and is forecast to make landfall late Wednesday on the state's west coast, threatening life and property with towering storm surges, devastating winds and catastrophic flooding.
"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," Tampa International Airport halted flights Tuesday morning and nearby St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport said it is in a mandatory evacuation zone and closed after the last flight left Tuesday. It said all flights were canceled Wednesday and Thursday. Orlando International Airport — the nation’s seventh busiest and Florida’s most trafficked — ceased operations Wednesday morning.
"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.NBC affiliate WFLA President Joe Biden, who postponed an overseas trip so he could remain at the White House to monitor Milton, spoke from Washington Wednesday afternoon, criticizing misinformation circulating about the federal government's disaster response.
“This is the real deal here with Milton,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said during a news conference. “If you want to take on Mother Nature, she wins 100% of the time."
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