Even as Florida picks up the pieces after Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton is forming in the Gulf of Mexico.
Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 storm, days before it's expected to make landfall on the state's Gulf Coast while communities are still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Helene.
Miami, Orlando and Tampa are each forecast to receive four to eight inches of rain through Thursday. That would be the equivalent of an entire month's worth of rain for Miami, two months' worth of rain for Orlando and three months' worth of rain for Tampa. Locations within the state's interior could see more than 10 inches of rain total.
Thomas Chaves, left, and Vinny Almeida walk through floodwaters from Hurricane Helene. While it's only been a little over a week since Helene slammed the state, officials across Florida are already asking residents to prepare for another potentially life-threatening storm as many are still in recovery mode.
"I urge Floridians to finalise your storm preparations now, enact your plan. I highly encourage you to evacuate," Guthrie said.Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told CNN she has personally visited residents to encourage them to evacuate.That sentiment was echoed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, who in a separate news conference with state officials Sunday told residents who choose to ignore evacuation orders they should take steps to help authorities identify them if they perish.
The town of Fort Myers Beach warned residents to be prepared and said they could pick up sandbags at the town hall. "Do not wait until it is too late" to evacuate,in Naples, adding that heavy rainfall and flooding concerns will increase starting Sunday through the middle of next week. Authorities urged residents not to drive on streets with water over them.Saturday to begin preparing for impacts from the storm "as soon as possible.
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