The Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management is continuing to track Hurricane Milton鈥檚 path while braceing for its expected ripple effects.
As of Monday afternoon, Cat. 5 Hurricane Milton has sustained winds of 175 miles per hour as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico 鈥� likely making landfall along Florida鈥檚 already-storm-damaged western coast of Florida on Wednesday.
The county鈥檚 Emergency Operations Center is operating at Level 3 for enhanced monitoring, while county offices remain open as of this airing.
Palm Beach County officials are collaborating with the South Florida Water Management District and local water control districts to reduce the impact of local flooding.
Officials are urging people to check the county鈥檚 website to see if their homes are in a flooding evacuation zone.
All South Florida counties remain under flood watches and Governor Ron DeSantis鈥� state of emergency order.
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