As officials issue their final pleas to residents to evacuate areas of Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, some Floridians are choosing to stay. One of them is Stephanie Livermore, 41, who lives in a “high and dry” condo on the seventh floor in downtown St. Petersburg. “Getting out of here is no joke,” Livermore…
Hurricane Milton: storm surge neighborhood-by-neighborhood breakdown Milton will bring life-threatening storm surge to areas along Southwest Florida’s coast. Updated: 10:40 PM EDT Oct 8, 2024 As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, residents are being urged to heed evacuation orders and prepare for significant storm surges.The peak surge is expected to occur late Wednesday afternoon and into…
A Waffle House in Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Waffle House, the restaurant chain known for being open 24/7, is closing locations in Tallahassee, Fla., and its nearby Crawfordville location ahead of Hurricane Helene’s landfall Thursday evening. The chain rarely closes — it’s open 365 days a year — so it’s notable when Waffle House restaurants…
Hurricane Helene, an unusually large and rapidly intensifying storm, took aim at the Big Bend of Florida Wednesday, where it was projected to bring life-threatening conditions when it made landfall Thursday night. Forecasts from The National Hurricane Center projected that Helene would become a raging Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph over the…