This could be the worst storm hit Florida in over a century.

From President Biden on down, the warnings have been dire.

Officials are saying, you've got to leave.

Please go. This is simply unsurvable. We've done this before. Hurricane

Milton is the second dangerous record-breaking storm in less than two weeks. As we

record this on Wednesday afternoon, Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida's west coast Wednesday night.

We will have, before landfall, 8,000 National Guard for the state of Florida that will be activated.

We have already on hand 34 different search and rescue aircraft.

We've never had this many resources prior to a storm.

That's Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warning Florida residents.

Like Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Florida and then plowed through the southeastern United States,

Milton is predicted to bring massive storm surges, destructive winds, heavy rain, and the risk

of death for those in its path.

Tampa Mayor Jane Kaster put out a blunt message.

Elaine was a wake-up call.

This is literally catastrophic,

and I can say without any dramatization whatsoever if

you choose to stay in what of those evacuation areas you're going to die.

The damage Hurricane Milton could cause is chilling, but maybe it shouldn't be surprising.

This season is looking to be an extraordinary one in a number of ways.

That was Rick Spinrad, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration last May, rolling out the Federal Agency's annual Hurricane Outlook.

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