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An estimated six million Floridians were ordered to evacuate, marking one of the largest evacuation orders since Hurricane Irma in 2017. The evacuation orders were primarily situated in Hillsborough and surrounding counties. [75] Volusia and Marion counties also issued evacuation orders for homes at risk. [76] [61] Throughout the Tampa Bay area ...
Milton’s sustained wind speeds peaked at 180 miles per hour on Monday, before dropping to around 120 mph when the storm made landfall near Siesta Key around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday — less than two ...
As Milton tracks inland, hurricane-force winds reach east of I-75 and into Polk County overnight. There will be a path just north of the eye that receives 12-18 inches of rainfall.
A storm surge inundation map released at 11 a.m. by the NHC shows the potential for more than 9 feet of water flooding into vulnerable Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor, and Fort Myers Beach.
Water-logged debris from Hurricane Helene — which hit the Sunshine state less than two weeks ago — still lines the streets of Ruskin on the southeast side of Tampa Bay. Debris on the side of ...
Hurricane Milton can bring a "worst-case impact for the Tampa Bay area”, warned AccuWeather. “You do not want to wait for storm surge to start occurring before you take action," chief ...
Assuming this timeline holds, hurricane force winds — close to the center of Milton — can be expected by late morning along the coastal areas of Tampa Bay and early afternoon inland.
Milton slammed into Florida's already storm-blasted coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling from the destruction ...