Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and long gas lines, and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two weeks ago.
A hurricane warning was issued for parts of Mexico’s Yucatan state, which expected to get sideswiped, and much of Florida’s west coast was under hurricane and storm surge watches. Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, which often floods during intense storms, was also under a hurricane watch.
A hurricane warning was issued for parts of Mexico’s Yucatan state, which expected to get sideswiped, and much of Florida’s west coast was under hurricane and storm surge watches. Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, which often floods during intense storms, was also under a hurricane watch.
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00:00It's time to start implementing your evacuation plans, preparing your family, your pets, your
00:05property and your businesses.
00:08Do it right now while the weather is still clear and you still have time.
00:13When it's time before those impacts come, you need to be out of the evacuation zone.
00:18This storm is a serious storm.
00:20The EOC is at a level one activation over the past two weeks for a response to Haleen.
00:27We've been activated, operating at a level two to do recovery and response for Haleen.
00:31We've suspended some of the resources for Haleen right now to ensure that all those
00:35resources are ready to go back out.
00:37You do not have to leave the county.
00:39We have enough shelters for you.
00:41Check with your family and friends.
00:42I just need you to move out of zone A and zone B.
00:46And if you're in a mobile manufactured home, make sure you get out of there because we
00:50may see more wind for this particular event than we did for Haleen.
00:54We ordered evacuations for zones A and B for a very good reason.
00:59If you remain there, you could die.
01:02My men and women could die trying to rescue you.
01:05They are heroes, but please do not put them in that situation.
01:10Help them by leaving zone A and B today.
01:14If you delay until the storm arrives, emergency responders may not be able to reach you until
01:19the threat passes.
01:21You may be on your own.
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