Hurricane Milton could bring as much as 15 feet of storm surge to the Tampa-St. Petersburg area as it bears down on Florida’s west coast

Four years ago, a disaster planning project called "Hurricane Phoenix" imagined what the worst-case scenario would be for a hurricane hitting Tampa. The result looks a lot like some of the forecasts for the region as Hurricane Milton approaches.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to assure residents of the state’s western coast as a dangerous Hurricane Milton approaches that there is enough gas for them to fuel up and get out of harm’s way

Officials say large parts of the Tampa area could be uninhabitable after Hurricane Milton hits and brings a potentially catastrophic storm surge. NBC News' Tom Lllamas spoke with officials and residents bracing for the storm.

Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing fill sandbags ahead of Hurricane Milton at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida

As Danny Pownall looked through the piles of debris on the street left by Hurricane Helene, he feared the destruction Hurricane Milton might do once it makes landfall.

Energy companies on Tuesday began shutting down their pipelines and fuel-delivery terminals in Tampa, Florida ahead of the forecast landfall of Hurricane Milton. Kinder Morgan said it has shut down its Central Florida Pipeline system,

Cars lined up at a gas station near Tampa, Florida, a day before Hurricane Milton was expected to hit the area. (AP Video: Haven Daley)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are departing for their Week 6 matchup early in order to avoid the expected landfall of Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Florida.