Milton could be one of Florida's worst storms in 100 years, President Joe Biden warned while addressing the media on Tuesday.
Milton could be one of Florida's worst storms in 100 years, President Joe Biden warned while addressing the media on Tuesday.LIVE RADAR: Hurricane Milton barrels toward Floridachurned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving.
Thousands of fleeing cars clogged Florida's highways ahead of the storm, but time for evacuations was running out Wednesday. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor noted that up to 15 feet of storm surge forecast for her city would be deep enough to swallow an entire house. In the bayside town of Punta Gorda, about 100 miles south of Tampa, streets were still filled Tuesday with 5-foot piles of soggy furniture, clothing, books, appliances and other trash dragged from damaged homes.
In Riverview, south of Tampa, several drivers waiting in a long line for fuel Tuesday said they had no plans to evacuate.
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