Florida hospitals in Hurricane Milton's path prepare for worst
Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida's Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now revving up for Hurricane Milton.
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Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida's Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now revving up for Hurricane Milton.
Thousands of people on Florida's west coast are leaving, paying attention to the warnings about the storm surge and potential impact of approaching Hurricane Milton.
As Hurricane Milton intensified on its path toward Florida's Gulf Coast, the strength of the system increased the severity of the storm surge forecast.
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Milton is a powerful Category 4 hurricane with a path forecast to bring it ashore along Florida's west coast this week.
CBS News Miami's chief meteorologist Ivan Cabrera talks about Hurricane Milton as it approaches Central Florida.
A farmer at Unity Grove Farm in the Redland fears that high winds from Hurricane Milton could devastate their crop.
Florida officials implored Gulf Coast residents to follow evacuation orders and utilities prepared for widespread power outages as Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday.
While different levels of preparedness are needed depending on your location, there are things you can do before the storm.
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