Hurricane Milton back to Category 5, St. Johns County announces mandatory evacuations

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Hurricane Milton back to Category 5, St. Johns County announces mandatory evacuations

As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton’s arrival, it’s imperative that residents prepare to keep themselves and their families safe. Here are live updates from Action News Jax as we follow the storm, providing timely and critical information as it comes in.

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5 p.m. Tuesday update: Hurricane Milton is back up to a category 5 with winds of 165 mph and a pressure of 918 mb. The storm is moving east northeast at 9 miles per hour.

12:30 p.m. Tuesday update: St. Johns County has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the entire City of St. Augustine, beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 9. Emergency shelters will open at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday.

Noon Update Tuesday: St. Johns County has announced mandatory evacuation orders for Zones A (along coastal and river areas, B, and F (South of State Road 206) effective at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. You can find which zone you are in

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Residents living in boats, RVs, mobile homes, and low-lying flood-prone areas throughout the county are also required to evacuate.

Three storm shelters will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, to accommodate evacuees:

Special Medical Needs: Freedom Crossing Academy, 1365 Shetland Drive, St. Johns

**** Friendly: South Woods Elementary School, 4750 State Road 206 West, Elkton

General Population: Pedro Menendez High School, 600 State Road 206 West, St. Augustine

For detailed evacuation information, route maps, and updates, visit

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or call the Citizen Information Hotline at 904-824-5550.

10:05 a.m. Tuesday: The Florida National Guard (FLNG) has fully activated to support the state’s response efforts. Governor Ron DeSantis authorized the activation, and preparations are in place to ensure immediate action once the storm makes landfall.

Liaison Officers have been positioned in 20 counties to coordinate mission requirements.

FLNG has received 43 mission requests and is prepared to ******** them.

The Guard has pre-positioned the following assets:

Residents should continue to follow local emergency updates as the storm nears. For further information and images from the response efforts, visit

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8:11 a.m. Tuesday: Hurricane warnings have been issued for St. Johns and Putnam counties

Duval, Nassau, and Clay counties have tropical storm warnings and a Hurricane Watch.

Storm Surge Warnings have been issued for Northeast Florida and the St. Johns River.

A lot of you may have just gotten jolted by an emergency alert on your phones. Our storm surge watch is now a storm surge WARNING for NE Florid and the St. Johns river.

Also — hurricane warning now for St. Johns and Putnam counties… TS warning Duval, Nassau and Clay…

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7:45 a.m. Tuesday: Governor Ron DeSantis holds a press conference in Tallahassee to provide an update on major Hurricane Milton.

7:00 a.m. Tuesday: Milton ******** a category 4 hurricane in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. It’s expected to go back up to a cat 5 sometime in the morning or early afternoon.

Local impacts from the storm are expected to arrive Wednesday afternoon and linger into Thursday. The storm’s large wind field will impact our entire area.

Along the coast and the Interstate 95 corridor, winds are expected to be 50 to 60 mph with wind gusts of 65 to 75 mph.

In Downtown Jacksonville, winds are expected to be 40 to 50 mph with wind gusts of 55 to 65 mph.

Our northernmost counties in Southeast Georgia could experience wind speeds of 25 to 30 mph and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

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Action News Jax First Alert Weather local wind forecasts from Hurricane Milton.

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Hurricane Milton projections for Coastal Georgia

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Hurricane Milton projections for Inland Georgia.

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Hurricane Milton projection for Inland Florida.

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