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 ...
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 ...
Lee County is now experiencing tropical storm force winds from Hurricane Milton, according to Lee County's midday report. The information was among the highlights from the county's Facebook Live update, which may be found on the county’s YouTube channel, ...
Mayor John Gunter had a message for residents Wednesday afternoon – shelter in place now, stay indoors and stay off the roadways. “Hurricane Milton has already arrived, and we are already receiving strong rain and wind. One confirmed tornado touched down here in Cape Coral,” he said. ...
As Hurricane Milton continues to make its way toward the Gulf Coast of Florida, preparations are already underway to aid in recovery and relief efforts. United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades is partnering with Collaboratory, Southwest Florida’s community foundation, to assist those in need ...
Margaritaville Beach Resort Fort Myers Beach webcams will offer a real-time view as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida’s west coast. The property’s live cameras are set up at Fins Up! Beach Club and Margaritaville Beach Resort’s Sunset Terrace and overlook the Resort property and the ...
To help residents and emergency personnel stay connected ahead of and after Hurricane Milton’s landfall, Comcast has opened more than 261,000 public Xfinity WiFi hotspots in areas it serves across Florida. The free and public hotspots are open for anyone to use, including non-Xfinity ...
It is time to shelter in place now that Hurricane Milton is very near to the Lee County coast. It is no longer safe to be on the bridges and roads,Lee County officials said at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday. When storm winds reach sustained 45 mph, most emergency responders will shelter in place and not ...
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 ...
Lee County officials urged those in evacuation zones to get going Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton as the evacuation order which takes effect at 10 p.m. tonight for those in the low-lying areas of zones A and B. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials said Milton was still on ...
