Missouri Task Force 1 will deploy a 16-person team to Florida on Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Michael, according to a tweet from the Boone County Fire District.
The task force was activated Monday evening and will leave early Tuesday morning for the Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, Florida.
The National Weather Service said in a tweet Monday that Hurricane Michael could cause a life-threatening storm surge along the Florida Panhandle.
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