Hurricane Milton's arrival in Florida is expected to bring a life-threatening storm surge of up to 15 feet for some parts of the state.
The National Hurricane Center has raised the maximum potential storm surge for Milton from 8 to 12 feet to 10 to 15 feet.
Surge levels will be worse along and just to the South of where the eye makes landfall.
Forecast Storm Surge Values
- Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties: 8 - 12 feet
- Manatee and Sarasota Counties: 10 - 15 feet
- Pasco County: 4 - 7 feet
- Hernando and Citrus Counties: 5 -10 feet
The life-threatening storm surge could start to retreat after midnight Friday morning.
Here's more information about storm surge and an explanation of storm surge warnings:
HURRICANE RESOURCES
Pasco County woman trying to rebuild mobile home after hurricanes
"I cried, of course, because I've worked very hard getting it nice, which has been difficult for me since I lost my husband and being alone,” Kelly Welty said.
Welty's mobile home lost its roof during Hurricane Milton. She said it was the only one in the Buena Vista community to get totaled by a tornado.