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Live: Sarasota County orders evacuation of Levels A, B ahead of dangerous Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton threatens Sarasota and Manatee counties with a massive storm surge and potential Category 4 winds. Residents prepare for flooding.
Sarasota County: Breeze operations cease for Hurricane Milton
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Hurricane transit update: Breeze Transit services including Fixed route, OnDemand and the Siesta Key Trolly will be closed until Thursday, Oct 9. Only medically-necessary trips will be honored. All available resources will be used to evacuate people.
Sarasota County announces mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Milton
Sarasota County to hold a news conference in preparation for Hurricane Milton. Sarasota County Administrator, Jonathan Lewis will be joined by Emergency Management Chief Sandra Tapfumaneyi, Sarasota County Sheriff Hoffman,
Sarasota-Manatee prepares for impact of major Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton, which swiftly intensified from a tropical storm to a fearsome Category 5 hurricane in barely a day, was projected Monday to bring life-threatening storm surge to the Sarasota-Manatee County area when it makes landfall early Thursday morning, forecasters said.
Hurricane Milton: Sarasota County updates & information
SARASOTA, Fla. - As Hurricane Milton works its way toward Florida, here's what people in Sarasota County need to know. The county will be calling for evacuations in Levels A and potentially Levels A and B ahead of Hurricane Milton, according to officials.
Live updates: Manatee County will call for evacuations on Monday ahead of Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton's winds reach 90 mph and is expected to reach Category 4 strength. Sarasota and Manatee counties are in center of forecast cone.
Manatee and Sarasota schools, universities announce closures ahead of Hurricane Milton
Several local schools have announced closures as Hurricane Milton, now a Category 1 storm, barrels toward the Sarasota Bradenton area.
Are Jacksonville, Duval County, other schools closed for Hurricane Milton?
Hurricane Milton has prompted school closings in Central and South Florida. The Times-Union is tracking closings for Duval and Northeast Florida.
LIVE UPDATES: Hurricane warnings in effect for most of Central Florida as Milton remains a Cat. 5
Millions of people in Florida are preparing for the impact of Hurricane Milton. Volusia County is enacting a mandatory curfew for residents starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9., and lasting until 8 a.
Live updates: Sarasota County will order evacuations ahead of potential Hurricane Milton
Tropical Storm Milton is expected to strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane. Sarasota and Manatee counties are directly in its current path.
Hurricane Milton is already affecting Marion County high school sports. Here's what we know
Ocala-area schools have cancelled high school sports Tuesday through Thursday in preparation for Hurricane Milton.
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Sarasota County residents wait three hours in line for sandbags
“I’m sitting here for two hours my back hurts already,” said Ligia Marcu, a resident of Sarasota County waiting in line.
Opinion: Storm-chasing contractors must clean up Sarasota County debris
Sarasota County is struggling with debris left untouched as storm contractors chase higher profits in other states.
Waste Management suspends residential services in Sarasota County
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Sarasota County says they will begin calling for evacuations tomorrow
Rich Collins, The Emergency Services Director said in a youtube post Sunday that the county will be calling for the evacuations in Level A starting tomorrow.
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