HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light crews were on standby to respond to Hurricane Milton’s outages.
Rows of trucks parked at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition in University Park’s neighborhood and in Broward County at The Big Easy Casino in Hallandale Beach.
FPL announced Tuesday a restoration workforce of more than 14,500 men and women from 37 states was assigned to repair storm damage.
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Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said Florida residents with electric medical devices should evacuate due to the risk of power loss.
Guthrie stood with Gov. Ron DeSantis and Maj. Gen. John Haas, the Commander of the Florida Army National Guard, during a news conference.
Federal emergency officials warned Milton is a “dangerous storm.” According to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. update, tornadic supercells from Milton started to sweep across South Florida.
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A tropical storm warning and a tornado watch were in effect in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, where public schools closed Wednesday and Thursday.
The National Weather Service reported a potential for 39 to 57 mph winds, so the forecast warns of damage to some sheds, unanchored mobile homes, and trees.
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