Piles of Hurricane Helen's debris could pose a deadly threat as devastating Hurricane Milton hits the Florida Gulf Coast early Thursday morning with winds of more than 155 miles per hour.
Alarming new footage shows rubble and rubble lining the already destroyed streets of St. Petersburg, the National Hurricane Center said, and officials say they are unlikely to survive under dangerous hurricane-force winds. They say it could be a deadly missile.
Also on the side of Tampa Bay in the lowlands of Cockroach Bay, streets were lined with abandoned couches, chairs and other large pieces of trash from Helen's flooding.
Due to the severe threat, residents who did not evacuate during Helen are now leaving the area, residents told the Post.
Workers rushed to remove piles of waste ahead of the Category 4 storm, leaving dump sites and landfills open.
Meteorologists have warned that this monster storm could become one of the largest hurricanes in history.
Milton is expected to slam directly into Tampa Bay on Wednesday, bringing up to 15 feet of storm surge to the low-lying city.
Florida's entire Gulf Coast will be flooded, and the storm will cross the state and head straight into the Atlantic Ocean.
