As Hurricane Milton threatens to hit Florida, residents like 29-year-old Jasmine Seales are taking precautions to protect themselves and their belongings. Seales, a Tampa resident living in the Sulphur Springs neighborhood near the Hillsborough River, finds herself in Evacuation Zone A, prompting her to prepare for the impending storm.
Seales, who recently moved into her current apartment, is no stranger to severe weather but admits that this storm has her more concerned, especially after witnessing the aftermath of previous storms like Helene. She is diligently packing her belongings in plastic bins to prevent flooding and freezing water-filled Ziploc bags to preserve food in case of power outages.
