Tampa Mayor Jane Castor gives Hurricane Milton update

[lindamcclenny]

Thanks for the readiness. My prayers for the Tampa and all Fl areas.

[evelyncaban]

Wonderful job, especially the trucks out there & men working to get rid of harmful debris. These men & women deserve a standing ovation. Admirable putting their lives on the line for City of Tampa. God please you all.

[lynnh]

Me and my family have hotel reservations for tomorrow through Sat. We are in zone A. We usually don't evacuate and the great thing is we are not going very far we're just going to be out of the flood zone. And as Governor DeSantis says you don't have to go hundreds of miles just tens of miles and that's what we are doing. Stay safe Tampa!

[MamiSautter]

Madam Mayor, your leadership at this challenging time is exemplary. Thank you.

[ConnieKuhnke]

Mayor Castor please be aware these are not rumors on the internet. Having a few gas stations in a huge place like Tampa to be open for gas. For everyone who's needing it is poor rain. I've always thought of you as being an honest politician, but please do not say that there is gas available. I live in pinellas county and there is no gas available, and if you have a few gas stations only open, that's not the job that we need to be done. We also need gasoline in the area for people to get to keep their generators running. We all know we are all going down power, wise and I am 71 years old, but I am quite sure there are people my age that are in desperate need of keeping their air conditioning on. Please do something to move fuel into Hillsboro and penelis county, quicker, that should have been a part of the plan from when we first heard about Milton.

[dars]

This started out with fabulous accessibility. Then a few minutes in, the interpreter was taken off camera. WHY?

[pamhill]

They need to show the interpreter all the time for the sake of the deaf.

[lorainecarruthers]

leave or die is a convincing message. I am so impressed with this team of Tampa leaders!

[liledw]

God bless and protect all those in the path. Stay safe everyone! ❤❤

[jamessimon]

Thank you for all the preparations and help with this potential disaster. Everyone also needs to understand that the authorities can only help so far and with a finite speed. We will have to take care and help our neighbors ourselves in many cases.

[freeheeler]

Watching from Western US fire country because we have family in Tampa Bay.

[Chris-tkh]

My sister is in the villages just spoke with her she said its no ok sis have fun!

[uk]

SOURCE: The Guardian, 'How did Hurricane Milton reach category 5 strength so quickly?' : "This has created one of strongest hurricanes to ever menace the US, even as Milton eased slightly to a category 4 storm amid mass evacuations of the Tampa area on Tuesday. “This is nothing short of astronomical, ” said Noah Bergren, a Florida-based meteorologist. “This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth’s atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.”

[SOLDOZER]

This lady is lying so much. NOBODY has gas. Zero,

[cratecruncher]

The tongue wobbling sign language lady looks like an SNL character.

[reginacarrithers]

IT'S BLATANTLY OBVIOUS THAT IF YOU PAY MORE TAXES (FL), YOU GET GOVERNMENT AGENCY HELP... GA, TN & NC OBVIOUSLY DON'T PAY ENOUGH TO GET ANY HELP. IT SHOULDN'T BE... HERE'S A TENT OF "STUFF"...COME GET IT....NEVER MIND THOSE WHO CANNOT GET OUT, MUCH LESS "THERE". WRONG, WRONG...THIS IS JUST WRONG.

[Kbcappetta]

“Rumor management” thank you! Thanks for advising against being political. Thank you.

[chris]

The elderly have problems understanding issues out of their routine and making decisions. Make them leave.

[Cindy-ir]

Life is more important than material things

[insidiousstyle]

Bullshit! Wawa and NON of the gas stations have gas. I drive to 26 different stations with one of my cars and all were empty