The Atlanta Motor Speedway has opened their campgrounds for people seeking refuge as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the Florida peninsula and the country braces for a a catastrophic event, according to 11Alive.
“It was already getting to a Category 4, and I wasn’t going to take any chances,” Olivia Richeson, a resident of Deltona, Florida who was forced to leave her home as the hurricane approached, said per the report. “We’ve had flooding issues already in Volusia County, and big parts are on the evacuation list. I didn’t want to risk it,” she added.
Richeson and her family had setup a temporary home at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s campground, and more evacuees are expected as the storm draws closer and closer.
“Our ticket office has been taking reservations for our full hookup spaces, and we’ve had about a dozen folks so far,” Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Dustin Bixby said. “We’ve also received about two dozen calls for our free dry camping option.”
“We were hoping to head back by Friday, but with this storm, you never know,” Richeson said.
