Officials provide update as Category 4 closes in on Florida

Hurricane Milton was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds close to 155 mph as of 8 a.m. ET Wednesday.
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[@LuciaChaurand]

I hope people will be safe.

[@jdog2345]

Happy animals are being cared for as well. Please humans and animals stay safe.

[@michaelpieczynski9340]

Animals suck

[@thekings2210]

I hope poor cats saty safe 😢

[@Adam-gm5tm]

Strapping down a house! Never heard of that. I don’t think those straps are strong enough captain!

[@laurie113]

At least he’s trying something Novel?

[@rickyjulian496]

I would be moving All cars inland. they don't need to be flooded.

[@susanp.collins7834]

Florida is flat. You can move the damn' cars wherever you like. Florida is going to get flooded. ALL of it.

[@Galaxy31570]

Yeah please take care of the animals folks over there and your pets and of course, yourselfs. Us brits are thinking of ur guy's safety

[@ExploreDerbyshire]

In Jesus name please calm this storm 🙏

[@davidcattin7006]

You're funny. Thinking your little prayer will do anything. If there is a Jesus, he already knows what will happen. Your talking to the supernatural won't change a thing.

[@FreeP321]

Pray to the God of Jesus. Not Jesus, who was a man. A prophet of God who could do nothing without God.

[@marshachesbro5969]

Bless the Hurricane Hunters. Keep them safe.

[@wickedpissa25]

We need a Storm Surge Scale! Everybody just hears "Category 3" or "Cat 4" or "Cat 5", and they make their decisions on that. But that Category number only refers to the speed of the wind. That's it! And sure, the wind does some damage. But it's the water that does most of the damage. It's the STORM SURGE that people really need to pay attention to. We need a Storm Surge Scale, a quick simple number that will help people focus on, and realize, the real danger they are in.

[@piper80fg]

Sadly, this is just the beginning.

[@dorothykinne9448]

I hope they’re helping the elderly and disabled but it’s Florida so probably not

[@barbaramidziak155]

😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@curtiscomes9754]

Samaritan's Purse also accepting donations in Bitcoin.

[@laurie113]

Sorry, food won’t help if your Abode is swept away???????.

[@RainThunderAndSleep]

After over 100 Yrs of hurricanes and billions of dollars on other countries bs etc I’d say the fact that no real help is rendered, says they prefer the worse outcome!!! If the government really cared FEMA would be a “emergency prevention team” vs an “emergency response team” You should have “storm proof” Buildings in different parts of the state to help those who want to seek shelter but don’t want to spend thousands of dollars to do so! Unless of course the money/land grab is far more lucrative

[@curtiscomes9754]

Samaritan's Purse is accepting donations in Bitcoin. ❤

[@CapSunLeoMoon]

Many prayers sent Florida! God bless anyone or anything in its path!! 🙏🙏🙏👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼❤️❤️🙏👼🏼

[@davidcattin7006]

Prayers-- yeah, right.

[@NikB331]

Thankfully its weakend..but still going to do same damage. A category 4 is like winds only less by 20mph! At those winds that doesn't matter too much!!! 😢 Prayers for everyone in the path.

[@tommyh5]

It’s not the wind, it’s the the storm surge that kills most!!!!

[@m42037]

Thankfully?? Lol Katrina weakened to a three at landfall from a five. Thankfully, I'd edit your comment

[@tommyh5]

@@NikB331 your slow, I would bet anything that you did not graduate highschool!!!

[@NikB331]

@m42037 thankfully...If u can comprehend the statement, I'm saying it doesn't mean much. It's still deadly. ...That's what I'm saying. I'm not saying omg it's so much weaker. I'm saying ITS THE SAME DAMN THING N PRAYERS

[@NikB331]

@tommyh5 well you're wrong!!!! I'm saying IF IT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A 4 , IT DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING.....ITS STILL DEADLY JUST THE SAME N PRAYERS. THAT IS WHAT I SAID.

[@curtiscomes9754]

Samaritan's Purse is accepting donations in crypto.

[@ryankitching5936]

Yeah cause penguins can't sw8m?

[@Pointzero7714]

You get what you get! You forced Gazans to evacuate multiple times, God forces you to evacuate now!

[@khanhamid3744]

Praise be to Allah

[@marshachesbro5969]

I don't know what moving Gazans have to do with a hurricane? DAH !

[@TonyLee-r6k]

Idiot

[@FloridaMan69.]

I'm not helping the elderly nor disabled