Hurricane Milton quickly intensified Sunday and is on track to become a major hurricane with the Tampa Bay area in its sights, putting Florida on edge amid evacuation orders.
One week ago Hurricane Helene made landfall on the south eastern part of the United States. In North Carolina, several mountain towns were hit with flash floods. More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched several states and if that much water had been concentrated over North Carolina, that would have covered the entire state in water one metre deep. Helene is the deadliest hurricane since Katrina.
“You have time to prepare — all day today, all day Monday, probably all day Tuesday to be sure your hurricane preparedness plan is in place,” the governor said. “If you’re on that west coast of Florida, barrier islands, just assume you’ll be asked to leave.”Trudeau to attend ASEAN summit in Laos, eyeing stronger trade and security tiesIn Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, officials issued voluntary evacuation orders for people along the barrier island beaches and mobile home parks.
“We are preparing … for the largest evacuation that we have seen, most likely since 2017, Hurricane Irma,” said Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management.This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 7:41pm ET on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, shows Hurricane Milton, which quickly intensified Sunday and is on track to become a major hurricane with the Tampa Bay, Fla., area in its sights.
“All available state assets … are being marshaled to help remove debris,” DeSantis said. “We’re going 24-7.” Federal disaster assistance for survivors has surpassed $137 million since Helene struck more than a week ago, one of the largest mobilizations of personnel and resources in recent history, FEMA said Sunday.
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