Numerous tornadoes have been reported across Florida as Hurricane Milton hurtles towards the Sunshine State.
“Multiple tornado warnings are in effect across the Florida peninsula,” the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an update Wednesday afternoon. “Tropical storm-force winds are rolling into the west coast of Florida.”
NHC warned that if a tornado warning is issued in your area, you should be prepared to immediately evacuate “indoors where there is no risk of flooding, away from windows.”
“We had a lot of tornadoes as part of the pregame,” noted broadcast meteorologist Jim Cantore said.
Several videos are circulating on social media showing some of the tornadoes across the state.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would deploy countless assets and deploy 50,000 linemen to respond to the storm.
DeSantis announced Wednesday morning that “we worked with the utility companies to deploy the largest contingent of utility personnel and linemen in U.S. history in advance of the storm,” and now has “Florida's largest National Guard deployment.” We are carrying out search and rescue operations.” It's a mobilization throughout Florida's history. ”
“Prior to Hurricane Milton's landfall, I visited a logistics hub in Lake City, one of many strategically located just outside the storm's path,” DeSantis said. mentioned in the latest information.
“Currently, thousands of state and local emergency personnel and more than 50,000 linemen are on duty at sites like these across Florida. They are ready to save lives and restore power once the hurricane passes. We are grateful for what they are doing to help the people of our state and wish them safety as they do their jobs,” he added. .
