Milton became one of the most rapidly intensifying storms on record as it intensified into a Category 5
‘s Gulf Coast is braced for the “potentially catastrophic” impact of Hurricane Milton, with near-record winds and significant storm surges set to bring further destruction to areas of a state still reeling from theovernight, is forecast to make landfall in Tampa Bay – a region which has not endured a direct hit by a major hurricane in more than a century – on Wednesday evening and has sparked the state’s largest evacuation effort in years.
Shelves previously full of bottled water at a grocery store in St Petersburg, Florida, lay empty as residents brace for Hurricane Milton Like the rest of the state, the Tampa Bay area is still rebounding after Hurricane Helene – the deadliest mainland storm since 2005’s Katrina – pummelled the south-east of the US late last month, killing at least 230 people and leaving hundreds more missing as it swept from Florida through Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia, up to the Appalachian Mountains.
“This is the real deal here with Milton,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told a Monday news conference. “If you want to take on Mother Nature, she wins 100 per cent of the time.”Fuelled by warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Milton became the third-fastest intensifying storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, the Hurricane Centre said, as it surged from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hurricane Milton supercharges into monster 180mph storm so quickly experts call for it to be given...Follow DailyMail.com's live coverage of the latest updates on the Category 4 hurricane as it barrels towards the west coast of Florida.
Read more »
Hurricane Milton supercharges into monster 180mph storm so quickly experts call for it to be given...Follow DailyMail.com's live coverage of the latest updates on the Category 4 hurricane as it barrels towards the west coast of Florida.
Read more »
Hurricane Milton becomes a hurricane as it approaches FloridaMilton becomes a hurricane as it moves toward the west coast of Florida.
Read more »
Hurricane Milton becomes a hurricane as it approaches FloridaMilton becomes a hurricane as it moves toward the west coast of Florida.
Read more »
Hurricane Milton becomes a hurricane as it approaches FloridaMilton becomes a hurricane as it moves toward the west coast of Florida.
Read more »
Hurricane Milton becomes a hurricane as it approaches FloridaMilton becomes a hurricane as it moves toward the west coast of Florida.
Read more »