Hurricane Milton

Our teams are making significant progress in the field, completing five muck and gut sites, thanks to the continued support of Pasco Brave volunteers. As we prepare for an influx of volunteers, focus has shifted to assessments, with over 50 completed so far and three more days of assessments planned.

Hurricane Milton’s impacts continue to challenge communities in Florida. Our two field teams combined efforts to finish muck and gut operations at two sites, with support from day volunteers. In preparation for an influx of volunteers, we’re focusing on assessments, completing six today. Our intake line is busy, with more calls coming in, and flyers are being distributed to spread the word. As the only organization offering mold sanitation services, we’re addressing a critical need. “The situation here in Pasco County is dire,” said Eleven Cook, “yet we see remarkable resilience.”

Our teams are back in action, resuming muck and gut operations on homes we started before Hurricane Milton’s arrival. We’ve expanded our efforts, deploying two additional teams to new sites in the hardest-hit areas. With vital support from local groups, six dedicated day volunteers have joined us in the field. Meanwhile, our Crisis Cleanup team is hard at work, assessing homes and ensuring cases are updated. To reach even more residents in need, we’ve launched a homeowner intake line, distributing flyers at Waterfront Park in New Port Richey to spread the word.

Hurricane Milton has caused severe and widespread damage, with downed trees and flooding cutting off access to some communities. Sinkholes have further isolated affected areas. All Hands and Hearts is on the ground, assessing the needs in Florida after these back-to-back storms. Our CEO, Jess Thompson, noted in a recent CNN interview that the organization has increased its emergency fundraising goal to $3 million to help accelerate recovery efforts. This will allow our teams to provide crucial support and arrive early where help is most needed.

All Hands and Hearts is actively responding to the severe impacts of Hurricane Milton in Florida. By staging in Georgia ahead of the storm, the team was able to rapidly deploy to the affected areas. Our Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART), having recently responded to Hurricane Helene in Pasco County, are well-equipped for hurricane relief in Florida. With the high demand for recovery support, we are deploying volunteers to the hardest-hit areas to assist in ongoing recovery efforts. Donate today or sign up to support communities affected by Milton.

Milton remains a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds near 80 mph and higher gusts. The storm is expected to weaken and become a post-tropical cyclone by this evening. While Milton moves away from Florida, tropical storm conditions continue along parts of the Southeast coast, with risks of urban flooding in East Central Florida due to recent heavy rainfall. All Hands and Hearts is raising funds and sending volunteers to support in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton is moving east-northeast at 18 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. The center of Milton is expected to move away from Florida and pass north of the Bahamas today. Though weakening is forecast, hurricane-force winds extend up to 35 miles from the center, with tropical-storm-force winds reaching 205 miles outward. Wind gusts up to 76 mph have been reported along Florida’s coast, and conditions will gradually improve as Milton transitions into a powerful extratropical system. More than 3 million people across Florida remain without power according to PowerOutage.us.

All Hands and Hearts has deployed to the affected region and is recruiting volunteers to join the relief efforts supporting communities affected by Hurricane Milton. Sign up to provide immediate relief to those in need.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Tampa as a powerful Category 3 storm, with wind gusts exceeding 100 mph. St. Petersburg received around 16 inches of rain, causing significant flooding in many areas. Coastal regions are experiencing destructive storm surges, while strong winds and heavy rainfall continue to impact central Florida.

Hurricane Milton is rapidly approaching the Florida coast, expected to make landfall near or just south of Tampa Bay, and move across central Florida overnight. With maximum sustained wind speeds of 120 mph, Milton remains a powerful Category 3 hurricane. Destructive storm surge of 10 feet or more is expected, along with devastating hurricane-force winds spreading inland. There is a high risk of tornadoes through the evening. All Hands and Hearts Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) are fully prepared to respond in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

Hurricane Milton is currently moving north-northeast, with a shift toward the northeast and a slower speed expected later this evening. Located 145 miles west of Fort Myers, Florida, it remains a powerful Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds are now just offshore. Residents are urged to stay indoors and away from windows as dangerous conditions approach.

Hurricane Milton remains a powerful and dangerous Category 5 storm with sustained winds near 160 mph. A destructive storm surge of 10 feet or more is expected along much of the west-central Florida coast, with life-threatening hurricane-force winds accompanying it. Heavy rainfall is forecast through Thursday, with a high risk of catastrophic flash flooding. Milton is projected to make landfall late tonight or early Thursday morning. All Hands and Hearts is closely monitoring the situation and forecast track.

Staged in Georgia, our Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) are standing by, ready to respond as Hurricane Milton approaches. This storm follows closely on the heels of Hurricane Helene, which recently devastated Florida’s Big Bend region. Having deployed teams within days of Helene’s landfall, All Hands and Hearts brings extensive hurricane response experience, ensuring we’re prepared to provide critical support where it’s most needed. Leveraging our recent efforts in Florida, we’re ready to help communities recover from the impacts of Hurricane Milton as soon as it’s safe to do so.

After some fluctuation, Hurricane Milton has intensified back to a Category 5 storm as it approaches the Florida coast. Milton is currently located approximately 480 southwest of Tampa moving at 9 mph. According to the National Hurricane Center, Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida. 

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Hurricane Milton is currently moving east-northeast at 9 mph with sustained winds of 150 mph and is forecast to turn northeastward toward the west-central coast of Florida. Although there has been some fluctuation in strength, Milton is expected to maintain major hurricane status as it approaches Florida. Additionally, Milton’s wind field is projected to nearly double in size by the time it makes landfall, bringing damaging winds, life-threatening storm surges and heavy rainfall that will extend well beyond the forecast cone. Our team that recently responded to Hurricane Helene in Florida has evacuated to Georgia and is now prepared to respond to the impacts of Hurricane Milton when it is safe to do so.

Hurricane Milton will move near the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight where damaging hurricane-force winds and a life-threatening storm surge with destructive waves are expected.

Milton continues its rapid intensification and is now a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph. Hurricane Milton is currently forecasted to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area as a major hurricane on Wednesday.

Now a Category 1 hurricane, Milton continues to rapidly strengthen as it moves eastward to northeastward across the Gulf of Mexico. There is an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surges and damaging winds impacting the west coast of the Florida Peninsula, expected to begin Tuesday night or early Wednesday. All Hands and Hearts is carefully monitoring the path of Hurricane Milton and will provide more updates as they become available.

Just hours after it became a tropical depression Saturday morning, Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf, making it the 13th named storm of the season. 

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee, Tropical Depression 14 has formed in the western Gulf, moving towards Florida. It is forecasted to strengthen into Tropical Storm Milton within the next 24 hours and has the potential to reach major hurricane strength by early to the middle of next week. All Hands and Hearts will closely monitor this storm.