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Hurricane Milton is one of the most powerful storms to form in the North Atlantic in recent years .
Forecasters are warning of torrential rain, flash flooding, high winds and possible storm surges.
Governor Ron DeSantis has urged Floridians to prepare for the state's largest evacuation effort in years .
Most counties are in an official state of emergency, and evacuations have been ordered up and down Florida 's west coast .
Hurricane Michael hit Florida in 2018 with 160mph wind speeds and was the strongest storm to make landfall in the Sunshine State .
At least 74 deaths were attributed to the storm - 59 in the US and 15 in Central America .
Michael caused an estimated $25.1bn in damage, considered the costliest natural disaster in US history.
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