ROCK HILL, S.C. — Hurricane Milton made landfall just south of Tampa, Florida on Wednesday.
Businesses in Florida prepared for the worst as the storm hit less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor called the potential impacts catastrophic.
“If you are in evacuation zone A or B you should have already left," Castor said. "This is a life or death situation.”
Thousands are leaving everything behind and are searching for somewhere to go.
Hundreds of miles north is an area that suffered immensely from its own disaster. Hurricane Helene flattened many areas in the Carolinas leaving thousands still without power. Neighboring counties are helping Western North Carolina and are now extending a helping hand down south.
Molly Coester-Bruce, an official with Rock Hill Parks, Recreation & Tourism, said the the city opened the Rock Hill BMX Supercross Track for anyone who needs help.
"We have 43 slots here on site of our BMX track," Coester-Bruce said. "We just want to give back to those who have given to us and have come to visit us and everything we’ve done in the past. Some are saying we are on our way, others are saying we want a spot just we will get there when we can get there.”