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In a public warning, Governor Scott bluntly told residents that "this storm will kill you," should they choose to not evacuate. [21] Road tolls were suspended in evacuating counties, [14] and later to all affected counties. [12] Gridlock on Interstate 10 out of Jacksonville hampered evacuation efforts. Approximately 17,000 people living on ...
If it lands as a Category 3 storm, this would be fifth consecutive year a major hurricane hits the U.S. mainland, which has only happened once before, Klotzbach said.
A hurricane evacuation route (also called coastal evacuation route or evacuation route) is a highway in the United States that is a specified route for hurricane evacuation. Along the Gulf Coast , hurricane evacuation routes lead north and west for up to hundreds of miles to the safest major city.
August 25–26 – Hurricane Irene passed east of the state as a major hurricane, generating waves of 7–10 ft (2.1–3.0 m) around Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach. [109] The high waves killed two people along the coast from drowning. [ 110 ]
Alexander Blaudow talks on the phone while walking down the Riverside area of Jacksonville, Fla., in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024. Helene wrecks dozens of homes in Florida ...
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Rainfall of this magnitude can be expected to hit this area once every 500 to 1000 years. [21] Farther south, Fort Myers recorded 5.44 in (138 mm) of rain, the most recorded there in a 24 hour span. [22] The South Florida Water Management District set up five temporary pumps in Miami Beach and along the Miami River. [23]
TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived record-breaking Hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat.