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Empty gas stations, full hotels, and gridlocked highways: A Tampa resident shares what she saw on her ‘terrifying’ evacuation from Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton threatens Florida’s Central Gulf Coast with Category 4 winds and storm surge.Residents are still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which hit the area in early October.Evacuations create financial strain, as residents like Makayla Pelletier flee to safety. For the first few hours of the roughly 80-mile drive from Tampa…