Lee County Public Safety Director Ben Abes announced Monday afternoon that the county is ordering a mandatory evacuation for zones A and B by Tuesday evening. Zones A and B include the county’s barrier islands of Fort Myers Beach, Matlacha, Pine Island and Sanibel. The zones also include ...
The city of Sanibel has ordered a mandatory evacuation in advance of Hurricane Milton, which has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. A category 5 hurricane which entails winds of 157 mph or higher. At 9:45 a.m. today, Oct. 7, city officials held a news conference to provide storm ...
Lee Health has been preparing for the risks related to Hurricane Milton as it approaches the state of Florida. Lee Health has provided the following updates: • Lee Health hospitals remain open. • Most Lee Health outpatient facilities are closed Tuesday through Thursday, except for ...
Sanibel is now under an evacuation order. Sanibel Mayor Richard Johnson, with the support of City Council, has issued a proclamation ordering the evacuation of Sanibel by Tuesday at 10 p.m. Sanibel residents and business owners are urged to prepare for impacts from this storm and evacuate ...
HurricaneMilton_Oct7_7am EOC Flash Report #04 - Hurricane Milton (2024 10.07 0700) powerpoint EOC Flash Report #04 - Hurricane Milton (2024 10.07 0700) Active Storm Advisory - Hurricane Milton #9The city of Cape Coral issued Hurricane Milton Flash Report No. 4 this morning. As of 7 a.m., ...
Hurricane Milton is projected to make landfall in Southwest Florida as a major hurricane Wednesday evening. The office of Congressman Byron Donalds is closely monitoring Hurricane Milton and is actively coordinating storm preparations alongside federal, state, and local partners. "The ...
The Lee County Supervisor of Elections Office will be closed from Monday, Oct. 7 through Thursday, Oct. 10, due to Hurricane Milton. The Logic and Accuracy Testing of voting equipment has been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 14, at 9 a.m. Testing will take place at the Melvin Morgan ...
Cape Coral is under hurricane and storm surge warnings Monday afternoon as Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm, barrels toward the gulf coast of Florida. The city of Cape Coral has distributed the following news alert shortly after 5 p.m." A Hurricane Warning means hurricane-force winds ...
LCEC is closely monitoring Milton and ready to implement its restoration plan if needed, officials said Monday. "LCEC has partnerships with power line and tree-trimming contractors, fuel companies, material vendors, food-service vendors, other cooperatives, and local agencies for mutual aid to ...
As the city of Cape Coral continues to prepare for Hurricane Milton, the Water Conservation Town Hall originally scheduled for today at 5:30 p.m. has been cancelled.
