Florida Residents Prepare For Hurricane Milton

TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 9: Rain and wind pick up on a street in downtown as Hurricane Milton makes landfall on October 9, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. Milton, coming on the heels of the destructive Helene, hit as a category 3 storm with winds of over 100 mph, though avoiding the projected direct hit on Tampa. Instead, the storm, which earlier had reportedly spawned tornadoes, landed about 70 miles south of Tampa near Siesta Key, a strip of white-sand beaches that's home to 5,500 people, according to published reports. (Footage by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)