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TAMPA – Hurricane Milton is forecast to remain a major hurricane before making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast this week.

Now, Florida emergency management officials are executing large-scale evacuations across the Sunshine State not seen in seven years.

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 51 of Florida's 67 counties, and more than 200 ambulances are on standby.

The Florida National Guard has mobilized 5,000 troops to assist with the response, with an additional 3,000 expected to be deployed before the storm makes landfall.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts Milton to make landfall near or south of the Tampa metro as a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher). The latest track shows Milton barreling over Florida's highly populated Interstate 4 corridor and Interstate 75, which includes Tampa, Orlando, Fort Myers and Sarasota.

The storm surge forecast for Tampa Bay is between 10 and 15 feet if the peak surge coincides with high tide. Wind gusts could reach up to 100 mph.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told FOX Weather that many residents are "erring on the side of caution" with Milton.

Is Milton's Storm Surge Forecast For Tampa Bay Worse Than Helene's?

"What you don't want to do is stay in an area where you have 10, 15 feet of storm surge," DeSantis said. "I can tell you, being in the Big Bend, where they had 15 to 20 feet, we were there a year prior with (Hurricane) Idalia, which was a major hurricane.

Some of the homes that made it through Idalia without a scratch, with Helene, with that storm surge, they were obliterated. They were just studs, concrete and studs. So don't mess with that."

Hurricane Ian caused deadly devastation and a storm surge in 2022 across parts of Southwest Florida. A local state of emergency is in effect for Lee County, an area that suffered major impacts from Ian.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie encouraged residents and visitors to heed the warning if told to leave.

"I urge Floridians to finalize your storm preparations now; enact your plan. I highly encourage you to evacuate," Guthrie said.

"We are preparing, and I have the State Emergency Response Team preparing, for the largest evacuation that we have seen most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma."

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najib888

Ramai citizen US dok marah2 FEMA.. banjir teruk, ada yg hilang rumah.. tapi bantuan ada yang tak sampai.. takkan nak tunggu "muka ni juga" yg mai bagi bantuan

bottombikini

yeah..silakan

grouper

Nak kesian pun ada kat org2 Florida ni. Gulf of mexico tu boleh kata tempat pembiakan taufan2 ni n ada scientist bagitau kekerapan n kekuatan taufan yg akan terjadi area tu adalah the new normal. Baru 2 minggu Helene langgar smpai 200 lebih mati kena plak Milton. Org Florida boleh pindah tempat lain le  . Klau nak duduk gak area tu kena buat cam kat jepun bina tembok tsunami 20 meter tinggi tapi abis la semua view pantai

syamzana

kesian rakyat, negara besar maju kaya ujung2 ramai merempan bantuan tak sampai2 lagi. semoga dipermudahkan urusan mereka disana. byk betul taufan menjengah
kalau perang, negara lain yg berperang tup2 dia sampai dulu nak menyibuk.

bulalof

dont mess around with mother nature.

ninja boy

Pindah la, garisan tropic cancer mmg kawasan hurricane tornado, kalau nak berumah beroffice tukar design dome anti hurricane panic room, tak penat ka rumah rosak bina semula rumah rosak bina lagi lagi lagi

honam

HAARP ke ni?