Only two weeks since Hurricane Helene tore its way through the Southeast, Hurricane Milton is forecasted to make landfall- and this time, many in the Wiregrass are traveling hundreds of miles to help prepare those in its path.

Mayor Kenneth T. Welch held an emergency press conference tonight to warn residents of the imminent danger posed by Hurricane Milton, a powerful Category 5 storm on track to hit Florida's west coast.

Hurricane Milton is weakening slightly but remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surge