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Hurricane Helene's wrath is fresh, but a new storm, Milton, threatens! With no time to rest, THOUSANDS scramble to evacuate Tampa Bay. I take you inside the evacuations, the gas shortages and tell you some stories of people caught in the cross hairs. Meet some determined residents - a few who choose to stay behind, even on sailboats, while others fight to save their homes with sandbags. The tough decisions I have to make as my home is a dead center in the projected path of Hurricane Milton.
While visiting the Hurricane Helene disaster zone in Asheville, North Carolina, Glenn Beck spotted a lone FEMA truck parked OFF the main road in an area where residents couldn't easily see it. So Glenn and Rep. Cory Mills stopped to talk with the FEMA workers to get their side of the story. They tell Glenn that they arrived in town nearly a WEEK after the hurricane, that they still didn't have all their supplies, and that victims could find where they were by listening to radio or TV broadcasts (although many victims didn't have access to TVs, radios, or even living rooms and cars). Plus, the workers seemed to have a misunderstanding about whether they would go door to door. So, did FEMA drop the ball on this mission? Watch the conversation and decide for yourself...
Dane Grifford describes the damage and debris left by Hurricane Helene ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in the middle of this week in Treasure Island, Florida, on October 7, 2024. Florida’s governor has declared a state of emergency on Saturday as forecasters warned that Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall later this week. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN Staff James Meyers 9:07 AM – Monday, October 7, 2024
Floridians have been issued urgent warnings to begin the largest evacuation in almost a decade as Hurricane Milton rapidly grew to a “life threatening” Category 4 storm containing 150 mph winds Monday, placing hundreds of thousands of residents still recovering from Helene at risk.
Meanwhile, Milton is projected to hit Wednesday as a major hurricane in the Tampa Bay area, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
Additionally, storm surge and hurricane watches were issued for Florida’s Gulf Coast as Milton “rapidly intensified” into a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, according to the hurricane center.
Kevin Guthrie, the director of Florida’s emergency management division, urged residents to be prepared for the “largest evacuation that we have seen most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma.” “I highly encourage you to evacuate,” Guthrie said during a press conference.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said it was clear the state was going to be hit hard.
🚨BREAKING🚨 Hurricane Milton Update Evacuations have begun in the central part of Florida as Hurricane Milton is expected to strengthen to a Cat 4 sometime later today and make landfall sometime Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast. From Fort Myers to Tampa preparation has… pic.twitter.com/MXB9Lr8PXl
“You have time to prepare … be sure your hurricane preparedness plan is in place,” DeSantis said Sunday.
“If you’re on that west coast of Florida, barrier islands, just assume you’ll be asked to leave.”
Furthermore, the hurricane center had warned that the hurricane posed “an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge from Milton for portions of the west coast of the Florida Peninsula beginning Tuesday night or early Wednesday,”
“Residents should follow any advice given by local officials and evacuate if told to do so,” the federal agency warned.
“I’m just gonna distill it down and put it in some plain speak — everybody’s just got to get out,” warned Sheriff Bob Gualtieri of Pinellas County, which includes Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
“This is going to be bad. That’s all you need to know,” he said of warnings the storm surge could top 8 feet along his county’s coastal regions.
“There’s going to reach a point where you are on your own, because we are not going to get our people killed because you don’t want to listen to what we’re saying.”
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