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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Hurricane Milton is Now a Category 5 Storm Set to Make Landfall in Florida on Wednesday [Watch (HLS stream): Hurricane Milton is Now a Category 5 Storm Set to Make Landfall in Florida on Wednesday](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Yc7hUpAN.m3u8) (2:53)  _Published 2024-10-07. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is warning residents to listen to evacuation orders amid the looming threat of Hurricane Milton, which the National Weather Service (NWS) warns could be the worst storm to impact the Tampa area in more than a century. The city is especially susceptible to hurricane damage due to its low-lying topography._ --- Oct 7, 2024 11:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [The Science Behind Why Hurricane Milton Is So Powerful](/video/UQHu48YL/) ### The Science Behind Why Hurricane Milton Is So Powerful [Here’s What You Need to Know About Hurricane Milton’s Expected Path](/video/v6VFWPcY/) ### Here’s What You Need to Know About Hurricane Milton’s Expected Path [Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall on Florida's West Coast as a Dangerous Category 3 Storm](/video/GOLFKucR/) ### Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall on Florida's West Coast as a Dangerous Category 3 Storm --- ## Transcript It's time to start implementing your evacuation plans, preparing your family, your pets, your property, and your businesses. Do it right now while the weather is still clear, and you still have time. When it's time before those impacts come, you need to be out of the evacuation zone. The storm is a serious storm. The EOC is at a level one activation over the past two weeks for a response to Helene. We've been activated operating at a level two to do recovery and response for Helen. We've suspended some of the resources for Helene right now to ensure that all those resources are ready to go back out. You do not have to leave the county. We have enough shelters for you. C check with your family and friends. I just need you to move out of zone A and zone B. And if you're in a mobile manufactured home, make sure you get out of there because we may see more wind for this particular event than we did for Helene. We ordered evacuations for zones A and B for a very good reason. If you remain there, you could die. My men and women could die trying to rescue you. They are heroes, but please do not put them in that situation. Help them by leaving Zone A and B today. If you delay until the storm arrives, emergency responders may not be able to reach you until the threat passes. You may be on your own. Yes, this stinks. We know that. And it comes on the heels, where a lot of us are still healing and recovering from Hurricane Helene. But if you safeguard your families, you'll be alive. We're gonna lose electric. We know that. We know if you move outside that evacuation area, it doesn't mean you're not going to be uncomfortable. You may lose electric. And again, that's gonna think that's uncomfortable. We're in Florida. It's warm. But you'll be alive. There's not a need to panic. There's just a need to be prepared. The great news is we have almost 48 hours to do it. Take advantage of this time. If you need sandbags, get some sandbags. You need those essential items. You need to relocate your loved ones. We're making it of every resource that we can with this collaborative effort will be available. Again, to share one common goal. Common goal is to keep you and your families alive. Help us do that. The big difference between this storm and Hurricane Halen is the fact that between all the first responders and law enforcement, the sustained winds never went above 40. We never had to suspend service. We feel pretty confident regardless of the track of this storm, that that's not going to be the case this time. When you make that phone call and helps not available, helps not coming, I can't imagine what that feeling would feel like. But I'm asking you to not have to feel that feeling. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Hurricane Milton is Now a Category 5 Storm Set to Make Landfall in Florida on Wednesday","description":"Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is warning residents to listen to evacuation orders amid the looming threat of Hurricane Milton, which the National Weather Service (NWS) warns could be the worst storm to impact the Tampa area in more than a century. 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