Still Monitoring Helene Recovery, FCC Readies for Milton

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2024 – With the Southeast still reeling from Hurricane Helene, the Federal Communications Commission activated its disaster reporting system in parts of Florida Monday in preparation for another historic storm.

“This Hurricane season is proving to be a particularly active and destructive one,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. “We’ve deployed FCC staff to conduct pre-landfall baseline surveys and provide on-the-ground support in targeted areas to assess the post-landfall impact to critical communications services and infrastructure.”

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall along the west coast of Florida Wednesday night according to the National Hurricane Center. The NHC said Tuesday morning “this is an extremely life-threatening situation” and that there “will likely not be enough time to wait to leave on Wednesday.”