Take Hurricane Milton storm surge notifications & evacuations seriously - this is a rare event for a very susceptible region to surge. It will travel up waterways, rivers, bays, canals and over land. It's all about elevation, not distance from the beach. Latest see: https://www.hurricanes.gov/
5aEDT Monday data 7-Oct2024
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Those are current potential to occur values given current (Monday morning) storm condition/forecast. Final values seen will depend on where center goes (ie: North or South of you will have large implications on what final surge values may be -near center and South likely highest.
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