Floridians were racing on Oct. 8 to prepare for a second devastating hit in as many weeks, but this time from a storm unlike any the hurricane-hardened residents in the central swath of the state have seen in 20 years.
With Hurricane Milton barreling toward a projected Tampa Bay-area landfall—the first in a century—coastal evacuation zones still inundated by Hurricane Helene’s storm surge sideswipe were being urged to flee.
