People across Florida were given notice Sunday that HurricaneMilton is intensifying rapidly and will likely be a major hurricanebefore slamming midweek into the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast.
By The Associated PressTropical Storm Milton cone of uncertainty as of 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
Hurricane Milton was centered about 815 miles west-southwest of Tampa, Sunday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph , the National Hurricane Center said. The state has prepared emergency fuel sources and EV charging stations along evacuation routes, and “identified every possible location that can possibly house someone along those routes,” Guthrie said. People who live in homes built after Florida strengthened its codes in 2004, who don’t depend on constant electricity and who aren’t in evacuation zones, should probably avoid the roads, he said.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell defended her agency’s response to Hurricane’s destruction after Republicans’ false claims, amplified by former President Donald Trump, created a frenzy of misinformation across devastated communities.
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