Pasco officials urging residents to heed evacuation warnings ahead of Hurricane Helene
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**NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. ** - Families used their last full day before Hurricane Helene on Wednesday to prepare their homes, as storm surge became a big concern for those in Pasco County. County leaders are urging people to heed evacuation warnings, which are mandatory for Zone "A" and mobile homes, and recommended for "B" and "C. " "If you're in 'Zone A' you really need to get out now," said Mike Carballa, the Pasco County administrator. "The storm surge associated with this is some of the most dangerous that we’ve seen.
In fact, the calls we are getting from weather officials is levels up to, if not over, 10 feet of storm surge… that’s four feet over my head.