Several Florida cities and counties are preparing to lockdown or establish curfews amid predictions Hurricane Milton’s impact could be worse than the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, with Milton hurtling through the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida’s west coast.
Many appear to have already gotten out of town or holed up indoors, with video showing empty streets in the beach towns like Treasure Island as people have bailed to safety.
Time is running out to evacuate as the National Hurricane Center predicted Milton, a monstrous Category 5 hurricane during much of its approach, would remain a major Category 4 hurricane when it makes landfall late Wednesday.
‘If you aren’t taking the storm serious you need to ask yourself why,’ Meteorologist Jim Cantore wrote on social media. ‘Focus on the best possible outcome for your family and friends with this inevitable horror that is about to take place in Florida. Time is running out.’
The storm is set to make landfall in Tampa late Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday – but its outer rings will be wreaking a trail of destruction across much of the state through Tuesday.
Meteorologists and data from the National Hurricane Center suggest that this could land among the ten most destructive storms ever in the Atlantic Ocean, eclipsing Katrina, which tore through New Orleans nearly 20 years ago.
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Just 25 miles or less can make a surge difference of 10 feet. It’s touch an go. Let’s discuss damages.
A 13 foot surge in downtown Tampa could wipe out the entire downtown area.
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The Weather Channel has a simulation of surge heights of 3 feet, 6 feet, and 9 feet. The surge could be up to 15 feet.
Weather Channel Simulation
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Peering out a Dragon Endeavor window at Hurricane Milton pic.twitter.com/sFPHvtovpi
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