SALT LAKE CITY — As Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida , several people are taking different approaches to how they deal with the storm.
Ava Parker moved to Clearwater from Utah back in 2022.
She told FOX 13 News on Wednesday that she is riding out the hurricane at her fiancée’s mom’s house.
Parker said she had lost internet a few times and was expecting to lose power as the storm rolled in.
In her time living in Florida, Parker said she has experienced multiple hurricanes, but that Hurricane Milton has been different.
“People lining up to get gas grocery stores, there weren’t much water left or toilet paper, like the necessities, it’s all low in stock at the store,” said Parker. “The lines on the streets even just to leave Florida, like every street, I mean, the traffic was horrible. Driving a drive that only would be two minutes was taking about 20 or 30 minutes just because of how many cars were on the road.”
Karl Piessens, the cousin of FOX 13 News reporter Chris Arnold, lives in the Riverview area, which is 25 minutes east of downtown Tampa.