Milton could be the most destructive storm on record for west-central Florida.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell appears on ABC News'"Good Morning America" on Oct. 9, 2024, ahead of the expected landfall of Hurricane Milton in Florida.are doing all they can do to brace for impact at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, as FEMA warns that the storm could “be like nothing they have seen before.”
Milton regained Category 5 status with 165 mph winds on Tuesday, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane so late in the calendar year since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The storm is in the Gulf of Mexico moving northeast towards Florida at around 12 mph but it has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida.A sign indicates that an evacuation order is in effect for the beach area before Hurricane Milton's arrival on Oct.
MORE: Man and his dog rescued from disabled boat 25 miles out to sea as Hurricane Helene fast approached “We've done this before. We've done multiple events before,” Criswell said of FEMA’s efforts in advance of the storm. “I'm not saying it's going to be easy. We plan for this. We've done this. We're going to make sure nobody has needs and we'll keep people there to support them.”
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