TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Paul Womble, Polk County’s Emergency Management Director, discussed preparations ahead of Hurricane ...

BARTOW, Fla. — As Hurricane Milton nears landfall somewhere on the western Gulf Coast of Florida, officials in Polk County ...

Polk County residents should be prepared for sustained winds of at least 75 mph, more likely over 110 mph, with higher gusts.

Paul Womble, Polk County’s Emergency Management Director, is holding a news conference on preparations underway in Polk ...

Forecasters are urging people in Florida to make preparations or leave their homes today, as the National Hurricane Center ...

Hurricane Milton will be felt inland this time, unlike Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Milton strengthened into a powerful ...

Check here all day Monday for live updates on how Ocala and Marion County are faring as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.

Which is why after the hurricane passes, emergency management and the Polk County Sheriff's Office will be providing mutual aid to north Florida, which includes a self-contained team of deputies ...

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...

Polk County schools are open Monday, but will shut down Tuesday for three days. Sandbag locations are opening across the ...

Communities from the Tampa Bay area to Sarasota and Southwest Florida could be where Milton makes landfall midweek.