10-08-2024 Saint Petersburg, FL - Traffic Backed Up, Businesses Boarded Up, Electrical Crews Staging

***NOT FOR BROADCAST*** Contact Brett Adair with Live Storms Media to license. brett@ This video package shows the evacuations and preparations ahead of hurricane Milton around the Tampa area. Shots include 1,2 - Northbound traffic along I-75 backed up as people evacuate the Tampa area. State troopers are seen patrolling the interstate heading south. 3 - Backed up traffic heading north on I-75 northeast of Tampa. 4,5 - Evacuation zones and hurricane warning sign in Saint Petersburg, FL. 6,7 - Two men boarding up windows ahead of hurricane Milton. 8,9 - Shots of businesses boarded up. 10-14 - Utility trucks staged in the region to respond to power outages as soon as the storm calms down. 15 - In a gas line that is out into the street. Most gas stations in the Saint Petersburg area are without gas. We waited in this line for over 30 minutes to fill up with gas this afternoon. 16 - A lady getting gas at one of the only few stations that still has gas available in the area. 17 - This is the common scene in the area. Gas pumps wrapped up or bagged off due to being out of gas. 18-19 - Drone shots of a gas line at a gas station.