With Hurricane Milton rushing towards Florida's Gulf Coast, Hoosiers living there are among the one million people asked to get of out the storm's path. Some Hoosiers evacuated. Other decided to stay. Shawn Heinen bought a home in Bradenton back in May. He lives in Indy, but was fixing up his new Floridian home not far from the Manatee River. This week, he spent two days buckling down the hatches ahead of Hurricane Milton. "I taped all the doors off and put sandbags on all the door entries," said Heinen. "I picked up everything on the house on the first floor." Once all the chores were complete, Heinen headed south to take shelter at a friend's home in Naples. Hurricane Helene did not damage Heinen's home, but he knows this time around could be a different story. "This one looks to be a direct hit, unfortunately," Heinen said. About 30 minutes down the road, Carmel's Morgan Ashley has lived in Sarasota for six years. Helene did not damage her apartment, but Ashley says she is not taking any chances with Milton. https://www.wthr.com/article/weather/hurricane/hoosiers-in-florida-prepare-for-hurricane-milton-storms-fixing-repair-disaster-airport-storm-surge/531-7000664a-cfd7-4580-b7e2-d7874aa93e9d