For Hurricane Helene Florida could duck and dodge, but this Hurricane Milton is a beast. You have to stop drop and roll for this one. Roll on out of town if possible.
In Florida the airport will close at 9am Tuesday morning. The airports say they will be getting all of their multi-billion dollar earning airplanes out of Florida. They are flying every plane out.
More than 2.6 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
TERRY SPENCER and KATE PAYNE
Thu, October 10, 2024, 12:21 AM CDT·6 min read
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit.
Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least eight people were dead. Arriving just two...