Pasco County preparing for devastating storm surge from Hurricane Milton [Video]

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – As Pasco County prepares for more potentially devastating storm surge from Hurricane Milton, emergency officials are begging people to take the warnings seriously.

The county is expecting major storm surge from the storm, just two weeks after storm surge from Hurricane Helene caused devastating damage to homes and businesses.

“We have not even recovered yet from the surge that Hurricane Helene brought to our coast,” Pasco County Administrator Mike Carballa said. “And, Milton is actually expected to be much, much worse.”

Hurricane Milton: Pasco County updates & information

A mandatory evacuation order is in effect in Pasco County for Zones A, B and C, and mobile homes, manufactured homes and all low-lying areas.

“We haven’t seen a storm like this in a lifetime,” Pasco County Emergency Management Director Andrew Fossa said.

On Monday, traffic was bumper to bumper on some of the main highways headed out of Pasco County, but the …