A Newfoundlander living in the Tampa area is among the million or so people evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Milton is expected to make landfall late tonight with winds over 200 km/h, 10-15 ft. storm surge and a foot of rain. Widespread destruction is expected. The hurricane will cut a swath through central Florida, and could still be a hurricane by the time it reaches the other side of the state.
Paul Mullett, who is from the Corner Brook area, was in a trailer park but packed up his things yesterday and got out of town. Their area was first put on evacuation alert before the evacuation order came down.
He says any mobile home is in zone A, which means mandatory evacuation as those structures are more susceptible to hurricane damage.