Lee County is consolidating its shelter operations this afternoon as people return to their homes following a successful evacuation of Zones A and B for Hurricane Milton. Due to a declining number of people sheltering, Hertz Arena is has ceased operation as a shelter. The shelters remaining ...

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, according to this morning's flash report from the city of Cape Coral Emergency Operations Center, citing National Hurricane Center information. "This continues to be a historic storm from the Tampa Bay regions southward ...

The Captiva Community Panel released a Hurricane Milton update provided by Captiva Island Fire Chief Jeff Pawul early this morning. Currently a Category 5 hurricane, Milton continues to track south. "Hurricane Milton projected landfall continues to move south with the cone of probable path ...

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of Lee County through 9 p.m. as well as Charlotte County, Collier County and 20 other counties down to Miami-Dade County. The latest National Weather Service update has Hurricane Milton landing at 2 a.m. Thursday morning as a ...

As Milton approaches Florida, LCEC is urging members to prepare for widespread extended power outages. LCEC is actively monitoring the situation and is fully mobilized to respond once it is safe to do so. Due to the severity of the hurricane, restoration efforts may take time, and members are ...

To help residents and emergency personnel stay connected ahead of and after Hurricane Milton’s landfall, Comcast has opened more than 261,000 public Xfinity WiFi hotspots in areas it serves across Florida. The free and public hotspots are open for anyone to use, including non-Xfinity ...

Mayor John Gunter had a message for residents Wednesday afternoon – shelter in place now, stay indoors and stay off the roadways. “Hurricane Milton has already arrived, and we are already receiving strong rain and wind. One confirmed tornado touched down here in Cape Coral,” he said. ...

It is time to shelter in place now that Hurricane Milton is very near to the Lee County coast. It is no longer safe to be on the bridges and roads,Lee County officials said at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday. When storm winds reach sustained 45 mph, most emergency responders will shelter in place and not ...

Lee County officials urged those in evacuation zones to get going Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton as the evacuation order which takes effect at 10 p.m. tonight for those in the low-lying areas of zones A and B. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials said Milton was still on ...