Tampa’s Mayor Issues Dire Warning: “If You Choose To Stay In An Evacuation Area, You’re Gonna Die” [VIDEO]

The Insider reports:

“There’s never been one like this,” Mayor Jane Castor, a Democrat, told CNN Monday, adding that Hurricane Helene, which caused huge damage in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, was “a wake-up call.”

Asked for her message to anyone who believed they could stay put and “ride out” the storm, Castor said, “This is literally catastrophic, and I can say without any dramatization whatsoever — if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you’re gonna die.”

“Anyone who was born and raised in the Tampa Bay area has never seen anything like this,” she added.

Read the full article. Castor, the city’s former police chief, is Tampa’s first openly gay mayor. She has two children. Many are taking her warning to heart as roads out of the evacuation areas are bumper-to-bumper this morning.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor: “I can say this without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die.” pic.twitter.com/CP0VmK3TUC

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 8, 2024

Hurricane #Milton Evacuation Reminders
🗣️ HEED EVACUATION ORDERS
✅ RUN FROM THE WATER, HIDE FROM THE WIND
✅ Yout don’t need to go hundreds of miles away!
✅ Roads are already congested, so be patient!
✅ Plan to be in your safe place by Tuesday night#FLwx pic.twitter.com/4lvhlrlNAy

— NWS Tampa Bay (@NWSTampaBay) October 8, 2024

This is a look at 5:30 AM this morning, Oct. 8th, of I-75 North leaving Tampa. Many of these evacuees are heading our way. Let’s show some southern hospitality both on the roads and off. #HurricaneMilton #11alivetraffic #11alivenews #11alive #Florida pic.twitter.com/WsSXx4NgVy

— Crash Clark (@CrashClark99) October 8, 2024