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10/9/2024

ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Preparedness Efforts for Hurricane Milton

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie at the State Emergency Operations Center to provide updates on preparedness efforts for Hurricane Milton. As of 8 p.m. ET, Hurricane Milton made...

10/9/2024

ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Preparedness Efforts for Hurricane Milton

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jared Perdue, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) Director Dave...

10/8/2024

ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Preparedness Efforts for Hurricane Milton

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jared Perdue at the Florida Horse Park Logistics Staging Area (LSA) in Ocala to provide...

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Major Hurricane Milton (Updated 0907 EDT): About 250 Miles Southwest of Tampa, Florida Moving Northeastward at 16 MPH...Maximum Sustained Winds Near 155 MPH; Extremely Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane...Northeastward Motion with Increase in Forward Speed Expected Through Tonight; Forecast to Make Landfall Along West-Central Florida Coastline Late Tonight or Early Thursday Morning...Remain An Extremely Dangerous Hurricane Upon Landfall...Forecast to Continue Moving Across Florida Peninsula and Maintain Hurricane Strength; Move Off East Coast Thursday Afternoon...Large Expansion of Tropical Storm-Force Winds and Hurricane-Force Winds...Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings Remain in Effect; Storm Surge Warnings Extend Along West Coast and Most of East Coast...

...Widespread and Heavy Rainfall to Continue Across Florida Peninsula and Northeast Florida...Rare High Risk for Flash Flooding Along I-4 Corridor...Catestrophic and Life-Threatening Urban, Flash and Areal Flooding Throughout Peninsula; Flood Watches Remain in Effect Throughout Northeast Florida and Peninsula...Outer Bands of Milton to Bring Isolated Tropical Tornadoes from Northern Peninsula Through Keys; Greatest Potential Along and South of I-4 Corridor to Lake Okeechobee; Isolated Strong (EF-2 or Greater Possible)...Tropical Storm-Force and Hurricane-Force Winds to Expand As Milton Approaches; Devastating and Life-Threatening Hurricane-Force Winds Especially in Gusts...Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings Expand Throughout Northeast Florida and Peninsula...Large Area of Destructive Storm Surge With Highest Inundation of 10' of Greater Much of West Coast...Storm Surge Warnings for West Coast and Much of East Coast; Inundation of 3' Greater for Much of East Coast...Widespread Moderate to Major Riverine Flooding Expected From West-Central Florida, Central Florida and Northeast Florida...

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