Dear Members and Chamber Friends,

Please read the report below as well as the document links below from our Cape Coral Emergency Operations Center.

The Chamber holds a seat at the Emergency Operations Center and will be communicating with you regularly as the storm progresses. Please take the proper precautions to prepare your employees, businesses and homes as we continue to monitor the storm.

Hurricane Milton Briefing - 7 AM, 10/9/2024 Milton Forecast to make Landfall as a Category 4 Storm. Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024

Situation Overview Hurricane Milton

● This continues to be a historic storm from the Tampa Bay region southward to Charlotte.

● Hurricane Warning continues for the entire area. Cat 4 (130 mph) forecast at landfall, with the expanding wind field still expected.

● Storm Surge Warning continues for the entire coast except for Levy county. Life-threatening storm surge forecast:

○ 10-15 ft AGL for Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte

○ 9-13 ft AGL Pinellas

○ 8-12 ft AGL for Lee

○ 4-7 ft AGL for Pasco

○ 2-4 ft AGL Hernando, Citrus

○ 3-5 ft MSL Levy

○ Negative Surge can occur north of the landfall location, but the average forecast error at this time is 40 miles.

● Flood Watch out for the entire area through Thursday evening. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches, with localized totals up to 18 inches. Many rivers forecast to go into moderate to major flood stage with a few possibly reaching record levels.

● Timing of impacts to the area looks to be as early as this afternoon and continuing as late as Thursday evening.

CAPE CORAL EOC FLASH REPORT 10/9/24

HURRICANE MILTON 7 AM ADVISORY

ACTIVE STORM ADVISORY - 10/9/24

Please stay safe and let us know if you need anything. We will continue to send these reports as we receive them.

Thank you, Donna

Donna Germain, IOM, FCCP

President/CEO

Chamber of Commerce of Cape Coral

2051 Cape Coral Parkway E. Cape Coral, FL. 33904

donna@capecoralchamber.com

(239) 549-6900 ext.107

Fax: (239) 549-9609