Hurricane Milton continues its westward path towards the west coast of Florida, predicted to remain a major hurricane at landfall. The Tampa Bay area, with over 3.3 million residents, faces potential widespread destruction after avoiding direct hits from major hurricanes for over a century. The storm maintains strength but downgraded to a Category 4 on Wednesday morning. President Biden and Vice President Harris are briefed on preparations and response efforts.
Hurricane Milton continued on its path to the west coast of Florida on Wednesday, likely to remain a major hurricane when it finally makes landfall. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding direct hits from major hurricanes for more than a century. The monster storm maintained strength overnight but fell to a Category 4 on Wednesday morning.
Storm surge of 2 to 4 feet was forecast for Georgia communities including St. Simons Island, home to nearly 16,000 people, and Tybee Island, which has population of 3,100. Wind gusts of up to 45 mph could break off large tree limbs, topple shallow-rooted trees and cause scattered power outages, according to the National Weather Service.Those leaving evacuation areas were facing gas shortages Tuesday and Wednesday.In a Wednesday morning briefing, Florida Gov.
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