A massive evacuation is already under way as residents of the Tampa Bay area head inland, seeking shelter after Milton rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm to a major Category 5 hurricane on Monday.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issued a dire warning to residents, stating, 'This is literally catastrophic... if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you’re going to die.'
Phil Klotzbach, a meteorologist, indicated that the storm surge of 10-to-15 feet forecasted would be catastrophic for the Tampa metro area, inundating low-lying regions.
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