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DAYS THAT COULD WIND UP IN THE 40S COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT TOO, AS THOUSANDS ARE HITTING THE ROAD TO SEEK SHELTER DUE TO THE HURRICANE. OF COURSE, MAKING LANDFALL IN WVTM 13 S BRYCE OSELEN SPOKE WITH KILLEN AND MOULTON EVACUEES RESIDING IN HOOVER FOR THE TIME BEING. EVACUEES ARE USING THE HOOVER MET STADIUM TO ESCAPE INCLEMENT WEATHER. PEOPLE SAY THE STADIUM IS NICE, BUT THEY’RE HOPING TO RETURN HOME SOON. EVERYTHING YOU OWN IS REPLACEABLE. YOUR LIFE ISN’T. GET THE HELL OUT WHILE YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITY. BILL PELOQUIN HAS LIVED IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS AND SAYS HE’S A FULL TIME RV. THAT MEANS ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OUT OF 8 OR 9 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. I TRAVEL IN THIS TRAILER THAT’S BEHIND ME. PELOQUIN AND HIS TRAILER MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO ALABAMA FROM FLORIDA. HE SAYS HURRICANES ARE NOTHING TO PLAY WITH. I’M QUITE WORRIED. I HAVE A NIECE THAT LIVES IN SAINT PETERSBURG, A SISTER AND MOTHER IN LAW THAT LIVE JUST OUTSIDE OF ORLANDO, AND I’M QUITE CONCERNED, ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE I DON’T BELIEVE ANY OF THEM ARE EVACUATING THE HOOVER MET WELCOMES HURRICANE HELENE AND HURRICANE MOULTON EVACUEES. WE HAVE A PLACE THERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHICH WE HAD TO GO BACK TO RIGHT AFTER HURRICANE. WE HAD LIKE FIVE TREES DOWN. WE WERE THE ONLY TWO HOUSES THAT STILL HAD POWER. MIKE LUTTRELL AND HIS WIFE ESCAPED. HURRICANE HELENE, BUT NOW HE SAYS HE’S READY TO HIT THE ROAD. SO WE’RE GOING BACK TOMORROW TO CUT THOSE TREES UP AND CLEAR THE PROPERTY. PELOQUIN SAYS HE’S THANKFUL FOR THE HOOVER MET, BUT HE PLANS TO SEE HOME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT’S WONDERFUL THAT THEY PROVIDE THAT OPTION. WE’RE HEADED TO DOTHAN ON WEDNESDAY AND WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM WHETHER WE’LL GO ON DOWN TO FLORIDA TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP IN HOOVER. BR
'Your life isn't replaceable': Hurricane Milton evacuees seek shelter at Hoover Met
Evacuees are using the hoover met stadium to escape inclement weather.
Evacuees are using the hoover met stadium to escape inclement weather. People say the stadium is nice, but they're hoping to return home soon.Bill Peloquin has lived in Orlando, Florida, for more than 60 years and says he's a full-time R.V.-er. Peloquin and his trailer made it all the way to Alabama from Florida, and he says hurricanes are nothing to play with.“Everything you own is replaceable, your life isn't. Get the hell out while you have opportunity. I'm quite worried. I have a niece that lives in St. Petersburg, a sister and mother-in-law that live just outside of Orlando, and I’m quite concerned cause I don't believe any of them are evacuating,” said Peloquin.The Hoover Met is welcoming Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton evacuees. Mike Littrell and his wife escaped Hurricane Helene, but now he says he's ready to hit the road. “We have a place there in South Carolina which we have to go back to. Right after the hurricane, we had like five trees down, we were the only two houses that still had power, so we're going back tomorrow to clear those trees up and clear the property,” said Littrell.Peloquin says he's thankful for the hoover met, but he plans to see home in the near future.“It's wonderful that they provide that option. We're headed to Dothan on wends day and waiting to hear from then whether we will go on down to Florida to see how we can help,” said Peloquin.
HOOVER, Ala. —
Evacuees are using the hoover met stadium to escape inclement weather. People say the stadium is nice, but they're hoping to return home soon.
Bill Peloquin has lived in Orlando, Florida, for more than 60 years and says he's a full-time R.V.-er. Peloquin and his trailer made it all the way to Alabama from Florida, and he says hurricanes are nothing to play with.
“Everything you own is replaceable, your life isn't. Get the hell out while you have opportunity. I'm quite worried. I have a niece that lives in St. Petersburg, a sister and mother-in-law that live just outside of Orlando, and I’m quite concerned cause I don't believe any of them are evacuating,” said Peloquin.
The Hoover Met is welcoming Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton evacuees. Mike Littrell and his wife escaped Hurricane Helene, but now he says he's ready to hit the road.
“We have a place there in South Carolina which we have to go back to. Right after the hurricane, we had like five trees down, we were the only two houses that still had power, so we're going back tomorrow to clear those trees up and clear the property,” said Littrell.
Peloquin says he's thankful for the hoover met, but he plans to see home in the near future.
“It's wonderful that they provide that option. We're headed to Dothan on wends day and waiting to hear from then whether we will go on down to Florida to see how we can help,” said Peloquin.
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