American biochemist David Baker, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry speaks on the phone with the two other winners Demis Hassabis and John Jumper at his home, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Seattle. (Ian C Haydon via AP)

The illustration above shows what a storm surge is and points out the areas in Florida where a storm surge of up to 15 feet is expected from Hurricane Milton. (AP Digital Embed)

FILE - Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf of a supermarket in Anaheim, Calif., on April 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Files)

Personal items sit abandoned on the side of a road on Deadman Key, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in South Pasadena, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Personal items sit abandoned on the side of a road on Deadman Key, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in South Pasadena, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Police block off a bridge leading to the barrier island of St. Pete Beach, Fla., ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in South Pasadena, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Police block off a bridge leading to the barrier island of St. Pete Beach, Fla., ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in South Pasadena, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A boat damaged in Hurricane Helene rests against a bridge ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in South Pasadena, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)