Florida Milton Evacuees Advised to Head to Atlanta, Macon & Other Cities with South Georgia Still Recovering from Helene

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024

Milton increased to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as the storm heads toward major population centers including Tampa and Orlando.

Hurricane Milton was strengthening over the southern Gulf of Mexico as storm surge and hurricane watches for parts of Florida and a hurricane warning for the Mexican coast were issued, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said in a 5 a.m. advisory.

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