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County officials urges residents to stay off the beaches

Lee County officials urged residents and visitors to stay off the roads if possible today and to stay off the beaches for the next couple days in the wake of Hurricane Milton. Milton, which made landfall at Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, brought extensive flooding to Lee County, downed power lines, loss of power, debris as well as at least one tornado . More than 200,000 homes and businesses remained without power Thursday afternoon. “We are asking you today to stay home,” Lee County Public Safety Director Ben Abes said during a press conference early Thursday. ...

Cape Coral Emergency Operations Center Flash Report No. 6

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, according to this morning's flash report from the city of Cape Coral Emergency Operations Center, citing National Hurricane Center information. "This continues to be a historic storm from the Tampa Bay regions southward ...

Latest track: Landfall possible south of Tampa Bay to Fort Myers

The Captiva Community Panel released a Hurricane Milton update provided by Captiva Island Fire Chief Jeff Pawul early this morning. Currently a Category 5 hurricane, Milton continues to track south. "Hurricane Milton projected landfall continues to move south with the cone of probable path ...

Lee County under tornado watch as Hurricane Milton nears

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of Lee County through 9 p.m. as well as Charlotte County, Collier County and 20 other counties down to Miami-Dade County. The latest National Weather Service update has Hurricane Milton landing at 2 a.m. Thursday morning as a ...

LCEC urges members to prepare for extended power outages

As Milton approaches Florida, LCEC is urging members to prepare for widespread extended power outages. LCEC is actively monitoring the situation and is fully mobilized to respond once it is safe to do so. Due to the severity of the hurricane, restoration efforts may take time, and members are ...

Hurricane Milton: City of Cape Coral Flash Report No. 5:

The city of Cape Coral continues to monitor Hurricane Milton, now a category 4 hurricane with winds up to 155 mph. The cone has tightened for landfall in the Tampa Bay Area south to Sarasota with the alert that "Major Hurricane Milton will bring historic impacts to the west coast of ...