florida braces for largest storm surge in a century    ticle-13931655/florida-storm-surge- evacuation-milton-hurricane-helene. html   florida is bracing for the largest storm surge in a century with millions of people being urged to evacuate as maps have revealed where  hurricane milton is set to hit. the evacuation effort will become the biggest in seven years while the state continues to clear through the destruction left behind by hurricane helene.   gov. ron desantis has issued a state of emergency for 51 of the state's 67 counties, as officials across the state urge people to flee before milton makes landfall at around 5pm wednesday. 'just go now. beat the traffic and go now and just go to higher ground,' tampa mayor jane castor told cnn she is telling residents. florida gov. ron desantis has issued a state of emergency for 51 of the state's 67 counties, as officials across the state urge people to flee before milton makes landfall. it is expected to dump four to eight inches of rain on the cities of miami, orlando and tampa, and could bring as much as 15 inches of rain to other parts of the state. it will also bring the potential for the worst storm surge in more than 100 years in the tampa bay area with up to 10 inches of water - almost double that of helene, which killed 12 people in pinellas county alone, according to the tampa bay times. other county and city officials are mandating evacuations, and florida attorney general ashley moody said at a news conference on sunday that residents who choose to ignore evacuation orders should take steps to help authorities identify them if they perish in the storm. 'you probably need to write your name in permanent marker on your arm so that people know who you are when they get to you afterward,' she said bluntly.
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