As the nation’s southeast continues to recover from Hurricane Helene’s deadly aftermath, another storm is headed to Florida, and it’s expected to become a Category 4 before hitting Florida this week.

Officials in the Sunshine State are sounding the alarms:

Millions of people across the Florida Peninsula are on alert as Hurricane Milton is rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico while it continues on a path toward the Sunshine State. The hurricane is expected to reach Category 4 status before bringing a potentially life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and torrential rain to the state this week.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials held a news conference on Sunday morning and said evacuations are likely, and time is running out to prepare for the hurricane's potentially deadly impacts.

The Florida National Guard, Florida State Guard, FDOT, and FHP are all hands on deck to supplement local debris removal in preparation for Hurricane Milton.

Additionally, the Division of Emergency Management is coordinating with local emergency management directors to inform… pic.twitter.com/Ilt5t2lost

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 6, 2024

Additionally, the Division of Emergency Management is coordinating with local emergency management directors to inform them that debris waste and landfill sites have been ordered to remain open 24/7. Debris removal must be done 24/7, around the clock. This process cannot be a 9 to 5 job, and we expect local governments and their contractors to show up.

The Harris-Biden administration has been taking heat for its lackluster response to Helene—and yet now it looks like they’ll soon have another problem on their hands:

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Authorities are already talking about mass evacuations:

"I urge Floridians to finalize your storm preparations now; enact your plan," Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie said. "I highly encourage you to evacuate. We are preparing, and I have the State Emergency Response Team preparing, for the largest evacuation that we have seen most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma."

If Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, it will be the third to do so this season following the landfalls of Debby in August and Helene in September.

Milton is being forecasted to hit us directly.
NHC is saying it will be a major & DEADLY hurricane.
I am hearing category 4.
Everyone needs to evacuate once orders are issued. pic.twitter.com/TzVWOlP4FK

— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) October 6, 2024

The last thing residents in the southeast need is another storm, but it looks like nature has its own plan.

RedState’s Jennifer Van Laar has been posting about how you can help:

🧵Hey y'all - as I find groups who are registered to go into a disaster zone and working to help those in western NC and other areas affected by Helene, I'll post in this thread.

Here's the first one: https://t.co/ArepUgQT4X

— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) September 28, 2024

We pray for Floridians and anyone else in the path of Milton, and hope that it’s nowhere near as devastating as Helene.