Maritimers brace for Hurricane Milton in Florida [Video]

It has been seven years since Saint John, N.B., couple Paul and Stacey Vautour moved to the Tampa area in Florida.

Dealing with massive storms is nothing new for the couple as a few hurricanes and tropical storms batter the Sunshine State every year, but when it comes to Hurricane Milton, storm experts are expecting historic amounts of damage

“The waiting is horrific,” says Stacey Vautour. “It’s just, you know, what’s going to happen? Right now, it’s a (category four hurricane), they’re talking about totally wiping out everything that I know. My home, where I work out at the gym, all my friends, my community. I’ve never encountered something like this before.”

The couple left their Tampa home on Monday and have settled in Atlanta, GA, ahead of the storm. They brought the clothes on their back and a few things in a suitcase.

The couple says timing was everything …