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From Axios: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issued a dire warning to residents considering ignoring evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.
Threat level: “I can say without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you’re going to die,” Castor told CNN on Monday evening.
The big picture: Hurricane Milton explosively intensified to become a Category 5 storm on Monday.
Coming fast on the heels of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, Milton threatens to impact highly populated areas of the Florida coast. The National Hurricane Center warned Tuesday that Hurricane Milton “has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida.”
“There’s never been one like this. Helene was a wakeup call. This is literally catastrophic,” Castor warned.
She added that if Tampa receives the predicted storm surge, “This is not survivable.”
WATCH BELOW:
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor: “I can say this without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die.” pic.twitter.com/CP0VmK3TUC
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 8, 2024
The City of Tampa posted a map of the city on Saturday, and urged residents to be familiar with the evacuation zones. The zones are identified as follows:
- Red = Zone A
- Orange = Zone B
- Yellow = Zone C
- Green = Zone D
- Blue = Zone E
KNOW YOUR ZONE 🧠: Go ahead and look up your evacuation zone now so you know what to do if evacuation orders are issued. During times of high demand, the system may experience technical difficulties.
Note: this is not the same as a Flood Zone.
🔗https://t.co/ikpK2AjqVz pic.twitter.com/cnrGwFIzh0
— City of Tampa (@CityofTampa) October 5, 2024
Zones A and B have received MANDATORY evacuation orders.
Hillsborough County has issued mandatory Evacuation Orders for Evacuation Zones A & B and for all those in mobile homes: https://t.co/EUirtZEg88 pic.twitter.com/Yf0qXl0g0l
— City of Tampa (@CityofTampa) October 7, 2024
Tampa Police Chief Bercaw released a video warning people to evacuate. He said he was currently standing in an area that is in Zone A, and said if he were still there when the hurricane strikes, he would be under water.
You can replace material items, but you cannot replace a life. If you live in Zone A, Zone B, or a mobile home, please heed to the mandatory evacuation notice.
A number of shelters are now open throughout the city including Middleton High School and Erwin Technical College. pic.twitter.com/3aWbcupuKZ
— Tampa Police Department (@TampaPD) October 7, 2024
At least one man claims he’s going to ride it out in his 20-foot sailboat in the Tampa Bay. He claims God told him to get a boat, and he’s not leaving it.
I’ve been following this lieutenant Dan lore for a few weeks now and he is planning to face the Cat 5 hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat in the Tampa Bay
I will be devastated if he doesn’t make it but I believe he has the heart to survive pic.twitter.com/sGVva8bc8O
— Jack (not a burner) (@_jackmcpherson) October 8, 2024
Earlier on Monday, traffic was seen backed up for miles, as residents are belatedly trying to get out of Tampa.
Breaking:🚨There is 30 miles of gridlock leaving Tampa Florida, people are being advised to bring more gas than you think you need, or you might be stranded midway pic.twitter.com/Plh5BOUOax
— XtraBuck (@XtraBuck) October 8, 2024
155mph category 4 Hurricane #Milton is undergoing some changes at the moment, as the eye of the storm is clearing again since it “closed” Monday night.
Milton is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane when it reaches Florida Wednesday night. This is a very serious… pic.twitter.com/mo2hdoIiTJ
— National Weather Service (@NWS) October 8, 2024
Tampa’s mayor issued a dire warning to residents considering ignoring evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton approaches.
“I can say without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you’re going to die.” https://t.co/tbz3NKD7CL
— Axios (@axios) October 8, 2024
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