The first Hurricane Milton briefing included officials from St. Lucie County, Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce, who warned of flooding and high winds.

St. Lucie County officials say tornadoes ahead of Hurricane Milton killed 4 people.

Hurricane Milton hurled rain, tornadoes and tropical storm-force winds at the U.S. coast Wednesday on the storm’s steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida, where officials issued a final plea to residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival.