Hurricane Milton could devastate areas that were already hard-hit by Helene.
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 2: What Floridians need to know• Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified on Sunday and will strengthen further over the record-warm Gulf of Mexico, potentially to Category 4 or 5. It is then expected to grow in size, which means that although it may decrease in category, its dangerous impacts will be spread over a much larger area.
• Milton is forecast to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Its dangerous eye and eyewall could come ashore anywhere from Cedar Key at the north to Naples at the south – including possibly in the Tampa or Ft. Myers areas. • It’s only been 10 days since Helene scoured Florida’s Gulf Coast with storm surge and slammed into the Big Bend as a Category 4. Now, officials are asking residents – still in recovery mode – to evacuate or prepare for another life-threatening storm.Milton has exploded in strength in the Gulf of Mexico and is now a Category 3 major hurricane packing sustained winds of 120 mph with higher gusts, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The hurricane is forecast to reach at least Category 4 strength early this week as it tracks east across the Gulf toward Florida.
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