NBC6’s Chelsea Ambriz has your forecast for today, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.
Florida residents are encouraged during hurricane season to know if they live an evacuation zone, which often includes low-lying, flood-prone areas, mobile homes or unsafe structures.
Though South Florida is not currently in the cone of Hurricane Milton, which has grown into a Category 5 storm and is expected to make landfall Wednesday in Tampa, its rains and winds could flood roads and bring tornado threats.
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Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced voluntary evacuations for mobile home parks on Monday.
Evacuation zones rage from A to F and typically, Zone A is most vulnerable and most likely to be evacuated first, and Zone F is most likely to be evacuated last.
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You can check your home address at the website of the Florida Department of Emergency Management to know your evacuation area.
