Storm Chaser Mike Boylan of Mike's Weather Page has been chasing extreme weather since 2020, traveling to six different states.
The latest Hurricane Milton hit the Florida native hard.
“It's sad for me,” Boylan said in an on-camera interview with FOX News Digital. “The idea of living here, it kind of numbs me, like it can't happen. And… Helen was a rude wake-up call. Maybe it really is.” It excited people in a weird way. ”
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He's currently in Oldsmar, in the Tampa Bay area, where Hurricane Helen recently devastated the area, but Milton says it could be much worse.
Mike Boylan of Mike's Weather Page traveled to six different states to track storms. (Fox News Digital)
“Behind me is a pile of rubble strewn with debris for miles and miles. And it's the same scene throughout the Tampa Bay area. Of course, this is one of many stories currently underway. “And it's just sad for these people, they're probably dealing with higher storm surges now,” he said.
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Hurricane Milton is expected to strengthen from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday, with wind speeds reaching 180 miles per hour, FOX Weather reports.
The National Hurricane Center warns that Milton poses an “extremely serious threat” to life in Florida.
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Boylan said he has noticed an increase in traffic on the roads as people rush to evacuate the Sunshine State.
“I feel a little bit of panic, a little bit of competition, because there's going to be a storm tomorrow night. There's going to be a lot of plywood and a lot of trucks. There's going to be a lot of people.” [are] Although we are still evacuated and boarded, [a] “It's a familiar sight in Florida,” Boylan said.
Boylan told Fox News Digital that residents should listen to authorities and stay away from areas with mandatory evacuations. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
He said residents should listen to authorities and leave areas where evacuations are mandatory.
”As Floridians, some of us Floridians can be stubborn. Now, I'm there for Helen, ground zero there, the storm 160 miles away that brought us here, the flooding in our area, tens of thousands of homes in the Tampa Bay area right now. I'm watching it flood. ”
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“Now, on top of that, you're taking it seriously. I mean, don't run. Most deaths from hurricanes are water-related. And now, with this rainfall, we're seeing flooding inland. There's a danger. And then there's the surge.'' That's it,'' Boylan said.
Mr Boylan traveled to Texas to cover Hurricane Beryl (pictured) and said it was the second worst hurricane he had ever tracked. (Mike's weather page)
Boylan said she feels Milton is “in the air” and said the heat is a symptom of what she experienced during Hurricane Ian and other storms in 2022.
He said Ian was the worst hurricane he's ever tracked, and Beryl in Texas was the second-worst Category 1 storm.
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“Right now, it's different because this is my turf. When I storm chase in Louisiana, it's one-way, in and out. I don't know where I'm going. This is my turf. So I've been living for this moment,” Boylan said.
