Emergency Evacuation

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Another major storm system threatening the West Coast with rain, mudslides and flooding is triggering new evacuation warnings in areas of California impacted by last month's wildfires. CBS News national weather correspondent Rob Marciano has more.

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Some counties certified to issue alerts through FEMA's system did not send any when the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit, according to a CBS News analysis.

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night, with experts predicting it could be the worst storm in the area in decades.

Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as the state faces its second major hurricane in two weeks.

Tampa Bay hasn't been in the direct path of a major hurricane in over a century, but Hurricane Milton may change that. Hurricane scientists say Tampa Bay is "the city to worry about most" due to high vulnerability to flooding from climate change.

State officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma.

With winds of 180 mph, Milton is now a Category 5 storm. It's headed for Florida's Gulf Coast, which is struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene. Several counties have issued mandatory evacuation orders and crews are working intensely to clear debris before Milton hits. NBC News' Tom Llamas reports.

Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm Monday morning and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders since 2017.

Hurricane Helene fueled catastrophic flooding from Florida to Appalachia, leaving millions without power

A fire at a chemical plant near Atlanta sent a large plume of smoke into the air on Sunday, prompting officials to evacuate thousands of residents.

They were rescued by helicopter, according to state officials.

An increasingly powerful hurricane threatening "catastrophic," dangerous storm surges and flooding was forecast to smash into Florida's Gulf coast on Thursday, as thousands of residents evacuated towns along the US state's shoreline.

Hurricane Helene is a large storm set to bring substantial storm surge to the coast of Florida, as well as wind and rain-driven flooding up into Tennessee and South Carolina