Hurricane Milton follows Hurricane Helene, which just ravaged the state of Florida. Helene made its way north, bringing the worst of its storm to those in the Appalachian region of the United States, but Milton isn’t going anywhere but Florida.
As a result, city and state officials are going above and beyond to help folks in the area who cannot evacuate remain safe.
One major way they do that is by turning the Tampa Bay area’s sporting venues into shelters and headquarters for first responders. The biggest is the Rays Tropicana Field, which is turned into a shelter for residents and a base for first responders.
The city has told everyone to evacuate that has the means to do so. If you cannot, check to see what shelters are available, as officials have stated it is much safer there than staying in your home.
At the time of this publication, the storm was once again a Category 4 after increasing to a Category 5 last night.