HAVE HURRICANE WATCHES. SO ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IS SHOULD I EVACUATE WHERE I LIVE? AND IN THE YELLOW HERE, WE’VE WE’VE KIND OF PUT A LITTLE GUIDELINE TOGETHER FOR YOU. IF YOU’RE IN A HOME, YOU’RE IN GOOD SHAPE. IF YOU’RE IN A MOBILE HOME WITH WINDS OVER 80 MILES AN HOUR, YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR MANUFACTURER ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HERE ON THE WEST COAST AND THEN UP HERE INTO VOLUSIA COUNTY, NORTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY AND FLAGLER COUNTY. THIS IS ONE WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK NOW AT THE POTENTIAL FOR EVACUATIONS. THIS IS THE EVACUATION ZONE HERE. IF THERE IS A SURGE OR A PUSH OF WATER COMING IN ALONG COASTAL FLAGLER COUNTY, WATCH MARINELAND THERE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HURRICANE. THIS IS THE AREA THAT WOULD HAVE TO EVACUATE BASICALLY EAST OF I 95, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT FARTHER TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS FLAGLER BEACH, EAST OF 95, YOU WOULD HAVE TO MOVE INLAND. NOW, I’M NOT SAYING WE’RE DOING THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR EVENT. IF THAT SURGE FORECAST WERE TO GO UP, THEN I MIGHT BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERNED FOR THAT AREA. AND THEN SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WATCH THE POTENTIAL LAKE FLOOD SITUATIONS. AND THIS IS THE EVACUATION ZONES. THERE. WHEN WE HAVE A RIVER CONCERNED, WE DON’T YET THE WATER IS RISING AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS AGAIN, VERY, VERY CAREFULLY UP HERE. NOW AS WE GET TOWARDS VOLUSIA COUNTY, WE’VE GOT THE A BLOCK, THE BCC ZONE AND THE DC ZONE. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE THAT LITTLE CREEK THAT RUNS IN OFF OF THE ATLANTIC. WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH THOSE NORTHEAST WINDS. AND THEN FARTHER TO THE SOUTH BACK TOWARDS THE PONCE INLET ALONG US ONE THAT IS ZONE A, JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT ZONE YOU ARE IN. AND THEN FARTHER TO THE SOUTH HERE, OAK HILL, IF SOME OF THE MODELS ARE CORRECT, THE EYE OF THE STORM MAY GO RIGHT OVER THE RIGHT OVER YOU THERE. BUT YOU CAN SEE ALONG 95 THAT’S THE D ZONE. THE BCC ZONE. AND THEN RIGHT THERE ALONG THE COAST THAT’S THE THE RED ZONE. SO ONE MORE STEP HERE BACK TOWARDS BREVARD COUNTY. SEVERAL MORE ZONES HERE. BUT AGAIN IF YOU LIVE OVER TOWARDS THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, A LOT OF THE WORKERS OVER THERE, YOU HAVE TO WATCH THAT CAREFULLY AS YOUR MARCH INLAND TOWARDS US. ONE PINEDA BACK TOWARDS VIERA BOULEVARD IN THE 515. THERE YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS. SOMETIMES WE GET SOME FLOODING AND WE GET SOME OF THESE LITTLE CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT KIND OF BUILD ON AND JUST KIND OF RUNNING THROUGH THIS FOR EVERYBODY. TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE AND GET DOWN TOWARDS BAREFOOT BAY. GOT A LITTLE CREEK THAT COMES IN THERE. SO WE’LL WATCH THE THE BACK SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AGAIN. JUST A QUICK LITTLE UPDATE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE LIKE TO WATCH WHEN WE’RE DEALING WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS. WE ARE NOT SAYING YOU GUYS NEED TO EVACUATE WITH THIS PARTICULAR STORM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GO THROUGH IT SIN
Should you evacuate? | Preparing for Hurricane Milton
Updated: 11:41 PM EDT Oct 7, 2024
Should you evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall this week? It depends on where you live. First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi explains in the video above. Understanding evacuation zonesMore Milton coverage> Curfew, evacuations for some areas in Central Florida> Watch live continuous coverage on Milton >How will Hurricane Milton impact Central Florida? County-by-county breakdownFirst Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Should you evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall this week?
It depends on where you live.
First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi explains in the video above.
Understanding evacuation zones
More Milton coverage
> Curfew, evacuations for some areas in Central Florida
> Watch live continuous coverage on Milton
>How will Hurricane Milton impact Central Florida? County-by-county breakdown
First Warning Weather
Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.
Download the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.
The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.
