less than 14 hours hurricane Milton will make landfall on the western coast of Florida winds will be fierce at well over 100 miles per hour with Storm surges reaching up to 15 fet up to 18 Ines of rain it's looking like the Storm of the Century I'm here with leaders of my Administration who are in the front lines preparing for this storm and will brief me in our latest efforts to save lives and livelihoods I want to emphasize a few things first many communities in Hurricane Milton's path do not have a moment to catch their
breath between Helen and Milton two historic stor storms in two weeks I want to thank everyone who has followed local guidance to evacuate ahead of landfall I know it's really tough leaving behind your home your belongings everything you own but I urge everyone in Hurricane Milton's path to follow all safety instructions as we head to the next 24 hours it's a matter of literally a matter of life and death