St. Petersburg Issues Urgent Evacuation Orders As Category 5 Hurricane Milton Threatens Florida’s West Coast
Mayor Kenneth T. Welch held an emergency press conference tonight to warn residents of the imminent danger posed by Hurricane Milton, a powerful Category 5 storm on track to hit Florida's west coast.
Threat grows that a dangerous hurricane could hit Florida’s west coast
Milton will probably make landfall Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane, with the potential for a disastrous storm surge in the Tampa Bay area.
Florida Faces Deadly Tropical Threat in Hurricane Helene’s Wake
Tropical Storm Milton is threatening to grow into a major hurricane aimed at Florida’s Gulf Coast including Tampa, potentially causing billions of dollars in damage and heaping more misery on a state and region still reeling from Helene less than two weeks ago.
Florida braces for Hurricane Milton as communities recover from Helene
Milton's center could come ashore Wednesday in the Tampa Bay region, which has not endured a direct hit by a major hurricane in more than a century.
Florida Rushes to Clear Debris From Helene as Hurricane Milton Strengthens
Florida scrambles to remove Hurricane Helene's debris as Category 5 Milton approaches, prompting evacuations and emergency preparations.
Hurricane Milton is set to hit Florida. Here’s what we know.
Hurricane Milton just strengthened to become a Category 5 storm. It's set to hit Florida less than two weeks after the catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.
Still Reeling from Hurricane Helene, Florida Braces for Second Major Storm
Parts of Florida still recovering from Hurricane Helene will face their second major storm in just two weeks Editor’s Note (10/7/24): This story will be updated as the situation unfolds. The area is also particularly vulnerable to flooding right now,
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