A Newfoundlander living in Florida has packed up his car and is heading to Orlando as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the state.
Milton, a powerful hurricane, has forecasters warning of devastating and life-threatening conditions specifically in the Tampa Bay area ahead of its arrival on Wednesday.
Paul Mullett lives in an area under a mandatory evacuation order.
Even though he describes the weather as beautiful today, the situation is “extremely intense.”
He notes that his area never felt much of an impact from Hurricane Helene, but for people living along the beach an an area known as Gulf Boulevard, its a different story. He says he can’t imagine what people living there are going through, noting that it “looks like a warzone.”