TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA ) — Evacuations along the coast continue as hundreds are packing up and heading north, with many sheltering in Tallahassee as the state awaits Hurricane Milton.
Efforts in the capital city are a priority Tuesday night as hotels, shelters, and rentals provide refuge for people from the Tampa Bay area. Some Floridian’s only option is to evacuate away from the coast.
Tom Larson, evacuating from Pasco County, said hurricanes are nothing new to him. Larson has grown up in Florida his whole life, but something about this storm made him finally decide to leave his family home behind.
“This is nothing new, but this is the first example of a hurricane where I am actually evacuating,” said Larson.
Larson has lived through a number of storms, but after seeing the devastation Hurricane Helene left behind, he felt he needed to get as far away from the eye of the storm as possible.
And that’s when Rorry Lovins came to the rescue.
Lovins, who owns and operates 13 short-term rental homes in Tallahassee with Pink Porch Tally , shared that people had been booking up her properties as early as last week.