London, Ont., snowbirds worry from afar as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida homes and neighbours [Video]

As Florida’s Gulf Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, London, Ont., snowbirds who call the Sunshine State home for months of the year say they’re concerned about the safety of friends and neighbours, and the significant damage that could come from the monster storm.

Millions of people in Florida have been told to evacuate ahead of Milton’s expected landfall, considered a dangerous Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale as of Wednesday morning. Even if it weakens when it makes landfall in western Florida, it is expected to remain a major hurricane, which is classified as a Category 3 or higher and means it has sustained winds of at least 178 km/h. 

Dorothy Chabot, a London resident whose cabin at Village of La Casa Del Sol, a 55-plus community southwest of Orlando, is in the middle of Milton’s projected track.

“We are watching the news and the weather every …