What is Hurricane Milton doing to Florida right now? See photos of what’s happening
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Hurricane Milton won’t make landfall until late Thursday, but Florida is already feeling the pressure.
People along the Gulf Coast are boarding up and getting out. Much of the state is bracing for rough weather.
Take a look at some of the scenes in Florida:
Debris from Hurricane Helene lines the streets in Sunny Shores as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 8, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
Branson Ellard, 4, Paul Connors, 59, and Gerald Grace help board up a friend’s West Bradenton business as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 7, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
SAVING TIME: The Times Square Clock is being removed ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival.
Gerald Grace and Paul Connors board up a friend’s business while Branson Ellard, 4, watches as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 7, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
Dr. J. Terry Alford with friends Paul Connors and Branson Ellard, 4, help board up Alford’s West Bradenton business as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 7, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
George Bourne readies his home in Bradenton for the second hurricane in the span of a month as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 7, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
A line formed out the door of J.P. Miller Elementary School which opened as a shelter for evacuees as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 7, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
The Wawa gas station on Cortez Road at 26th Street West had a line down Cortez Road as motorists wait to get gas as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 7, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
The Marina in Sunny Shores as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 8, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
Waste Pro workers load debris left from Hurricane Helene in Sunny Shores as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 8, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
in Sunny Shores as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 8, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
Debris from Hurricane Helene lines the sides of 117th Street in Sunny Shores as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 8, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
Waste Pro workers load debris left from Hurricane Helene in Sunny Shores as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 8, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
Wesley Wunz, 62, lost everything in Hurricane Helene and plans to evacuate to the Keys from Sunny Shores as Hurricane Milton approaches Manatee County on Oct. 8, 2024. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com
Maria Nardi, director of the Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department, helps with sandbag distribution at Tropical Park on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The county launched the bag distribution as Hurricane Milton threatened Florida and was forecast to bring the potential for heavy rain to the Miami area.
