"Food and water is flying off the shelves as Florida braces for ‘overlapping disasters.’ Milton is a monstrous hurricane and is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday."

"Over 9 million people in Florida are under a hurricane warning as Hurricane Milton approaches, posing a dangerous, life-threatening threat. The warning encompasses some of Florida's most populated cities, including Tampa, Orlando, and St. Petersburg, as well as coastal communities from Cedar Key to Cape Coral.

Time is quickly running out for people to prepare or evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, with rain, wind, and storm surge expected to arrive on Tuesday night and intensify throughout Wednesday. Although the storm may lose some wind intensity before making landfall, AccuWeather hurricane experts urgently caution Floridians not to be lulled into a false sense of security. The storm will be expanding as it approaches the coast, increasing the areas impacted by life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds, and flooding rainfall."

Brian Lada reports for AccuWeather October 8, 2024. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Tampa Bay Braces For What Could Be Strongest Storm In A Century" (Washington Post) [3]

"Hurricane Milton Is A Category 5. Florida Orders Evacuations And Scrambles To Clear Helene’s Debris" (AP) [4]

"‘Horrific’: Storm-Weary Tampa Bay Braces For Monster Hurricane Milton" (Tampa Bay Times) [5]