This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, shows Hurricane Milton, which strengthened to a Category 4.
Local residents form a long line in the rain before the opening of a shopping warehouse ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected mid-week landfall in Kissimmee, Fla. on Oct. 7, 2024.
Customers check mostly empty bread shelves at a shopping warehouse in Kissimmee, Fla. on Oct. 6, 2024. Florida residents scrambled to get last-minute supplies after the governor declared a state of emergency as forecasters warned the U.S. state, still reeling from deadly Hurricane Helene, could be slammed by another major storm. Hurricane Milton has strengthened significantly as it churns towards the coast of Florida, and is expected to make landfall by midweek.
Local residents fill sandbags as rain starts to fall in Kissimmee, Fla. on Oct. 6, 2024. Florida’s governor declared a state of emergency on Saturday as forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Milton could reach hurricane strength as early as Sunday afternoon and is heading directly for the U.S. state.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputies escorted dump trucks filled with debris from Hurricane Helene to a landfill in Clearwater, Fla. on Oct. 6, 2024.
A resident boards up his windows in Palm Harbor, Fla. ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected mid-week landfall on Oct. 6, 2024.
Pinellas County residents fill sandbags at John Chestnut Park in Palm Harbor, Fla. on Oct. 6, 2024.
A couple from Orlando walks along a street covered in sand as a result of Hurricane Helene in Clearwater, Fla. ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected mid-week landfall, on Oct. 6, 2024.
A Park Ranger directs traffic as Pinellas County residents arrive to fill sandbags at John Chestnut Park in Palm Harbor, Fla. on Oct. 6, 2024.
A beached boat, as a result of Hurricane Helene, is seen in Clearwater, Fla. ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected mid-week landfall, on Oct. 6, 2024. Another potentially devastating storm barreled toward the Florida coast on October 6, as the head of the U.S. disaster relief agency lashed out at a “dangerous” misinformation war being waged over the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.