Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declares state of emergency for 35 Florida counties ahead of the latest hurricane strike on Florida, which is still reeling from Helene.

Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency Wednesday as North Carolina braces for Hurricane Helene. The declaration comes after Hurricane Helene was upgraded from a tropical storm a Category 1 hurricane.

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida’s west coast, communities prepare for destructive storm surge and damaging winds.

"We will do all we can to assist Florida officials with responding to the health impacts of Hurricane Milton," HHS secretary Xavier Becerra said.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for the commonwealth of Virginia in anticipation of impacts from Hurricane Helene later this week. Although the current storm path places its center west of Virginia,

Utility providers were preparing for over a million power outages when Hurricane Milton hits Florida, which comes as the state is still recovering from Hurricane Helene. More than 25,000 outages had already been reported in Florida by 1:15 p.

Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving.