Florida residents are evacuating Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Milton, DeSantis assures evacuation routes are accessible

The Ybor City neighborhood is mostly empty as Hurricane Milton approaches on October 08, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. Milton, which comes on heels of the destructive Hurricane Helene, has strengthened to a Category 5 storm as it nears Tampa, where it is projected to make landfall Wednesday. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)