The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will relocate operations to New Orleans as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida's west coast, the team announced Monday.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Events and parks to close across Tampa Bay in preparation for Hurricane Milton. ZooTampa will be closed from Tuesday, Oct. 8 through Thursday, Oct. 10 ahead of Hurricane Milton. To ensure the safety of the animals and team members, ZooTampa will close on Tuesday as a precaution as conditions warrant.

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton struck Tampa Bay, in 1921, the city was a sleepy backwater of a few hundred thousands people. A century later, it's among the fastest-growing metropolises in the United States,