'You're gonna die,' Tampa mayor warns residents ignoring evacuation orders

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issued a dire warning to residents as Hurricane Milton barrels towards Florida's Gulf Coast. Joy Malbon has more.

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[jeffwisemiller]

If it's get out or die, they should expect massive traffic jams. Why not take the 4 lanes inbound, split them into 2 sets of lanes & cross over from the other side? The 2 inbound lanes would be restricted to emergency vehicles & rescue workers.

[JamesGraham-fy]

They will be putting others in danger by expecting to be rescued.

[Alishadautismmom]

My friend said he only was able to go 50 miles in 8 hours, he turned around and went home. No more gas at the gas stations no more food at the stores.

[bryehn]

They should open the other side of the highway to go in reverse (save 1-2 lanes) to help get cars out

[rivershelf]

Who else is back here after Lieutenant Dan? 😮

[lostmoose]

So if youre poor and/or disabled and have no wheels, your fd.
Or do I get that wrong?

[stephwiller]

Just make it clear emergency responders won't come and get you out of an evacuation zone.

[jeremiahwilson]

She said you stay you die. Really, this didn’t age well at all😆

[darrenhatfield]

Where do evacuees flee to? They're leaving everything behind. What actually happens?

[davestrider]

very reassuring to those who don't have the option to get out, i'm sure.

[flawedperspective]

Storm surge of 5 metres?? That's 16+ feet. GET OUT

[WaverlyFree]

In desperate times all we will have is each other. Hopefully we realize this fact

[Lemieux_]

Why don’t they open some of the inbound road lanes for evacuees

[zeddtbear]

2009, a simulation was conducted to imagine what a direct strike from a Category 5 hurricane would do to the Tampa Bay area. The result? A chilling scenario with tens of thousands missing, hundreds of lives lost, and catastrophic damage to the region.

The exercise, called Project Phoenix, was sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Florida Department of Emergency Management and designed to help local governments, businesses, and emergency services prepare for the unthinkable.

[voterdown]

🖐😳🙄 a moronic mayor looking for her 15 minutes of fame 🔥🔥

[XShadow]

Fun fact, Canada doesnt get hit as hard by hurricanes due to our saviour Justin Trudeau and his climate tax

[Fit-]

East Side of Tampa Area is going to go under! SAD & Prayers!

[thedonzo]

not like there's much to live for

[H-zv]

Where are these guys going to? Is there places set up by government or everyone just on there own

[davidloewen]

Even if the eye goes south of Tampa Bay, my guess the rain and wind will still be severe. If the eyewall goes North, I am with that experienced meteorologist, OMG. if I am understanding some of the various sources, dropping to a level 5 doesn't immediately drop the amount of water the hurricane is carrying. and it has/ will have/ a lot of level 4/5 time to pick up massive amounts out of the gulf. One of those meteorologists said it could drop in excess of a foot of rain. I told my wife that for all practical purposes, southern tip of FL could become a temporary island.