TAMPA, Fla. — Floridians, including former Western New Yorkers who moved south, are prepping for their second major hurricane in less than two weeks.
Former Channel Two News director Randal Stanley is one of them. He lives just off Tampa, on a barrier island around St. Petersburg.
Over a week after Hurricane Helene, communities like Randal's are grappling with the damage left behind. And now, they're also preparing for Milton, an even stronger threat.
The former Western New Yorker stayed put for Helene but this time, he had no choice but to evacuate further inland.
"For Helene, I did not evacuate, and I had 16 inches of water in my garage, flooded my cars, and some Christmas stuff and other things that were down there in storage in my garage. So I learned my lesson," said Stanley.
Milton is not projected to make landfall until late tomorrow evening, Stanley says he might not be able to access his home and assess the damage for days after that.