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Fearful Residents Flee Tampa Bay Region

Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast

Fearful Florida residents are streaming out of the Tampa Bay region ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton

Boston 25 News on MSN · 6h

The Latest: Hurricane Milton takes aim near Tampa Bay, Florida, once again a Category 5 storm

Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.

Mandatory evacuations issued as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton

Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in parts of Florida's west coast as Hurricane Milton travels through the Gulf of Mexico.

Tampa in path of hurricane for 1st time in a century

Tampa in path of hurricane for first time in a century

The Tampa, Florida, metropolitan area, home to around 3.1 million people, is in the direct path of a major hurricane, Milton, for the first time in over a century and vulnerable to flooding.

Newsweek · 10h

Hurricane Milton Arrival: Current Path Shows Landfall Time Update

Forecasters now predict that Milton could make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast late Wednesday night possibly into early Thursday morning

Wall Street Journal · 22h

Why the Tampa Area Is So Vulnerable to a Hurricane

Milton poses an unusual threat to the region, which has been developed on low-lying ground and is still reeling from the effects of Helene.

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Hurricane Milton: Monster storm re-intensifies to Category 5 as Florida braces for direct hit

Hurricane Milton, which forecasters say poses an "extremely serious threat," is expected to roar into Florida tomorrow.

ET Now on MSN2h

Hurricane Milton News: Florida residents evacuated; President Joe Biden postpones Germany trip

The Hurricane could make landfall Wednesday night in the Tampa Bay area, which has a population of more than 3.3 million ...

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‘Time is running out': Hurricane Milton, with winds near 165 mph, bears down on Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis made a late appeal for residents to flee for shelter with a potentially historic storm expected to make ...

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Hurricane Helene cleanup crews are scrambling in Florida — but time is running out. That makes Milton more dangerous.

Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida, and the region is still racing to clean up from Helene, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

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‘I thought of Katrina’: Tampa residents evacuate ahead of Milton

With Milton bearing down on the Tampa Bay area, some neighbors who spoke with News Channel 8 have drawn comparisons to other ...

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Florida isn’t making people pay tolls on Hurricane Milton evacuation routes

Florida has suspended tolls throughout the Tampa Bay region and in surrounding areas, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office ...

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The Latest: Hurricane Milton takes aim at Tampa Bay, Florida, once again a Category 5 storm

Hurricane Milton is weakening slightly but remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa ...

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Hurricane Milton has Tampa's major hospital in its sights. But, the island facility isn't defenseless

Thousands of people online put Tampa's city planning under the microscope after someone pointed out the hospital's placement.

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