Hurricane Milton is rapidly intensifying as it barrels toward Florida, where potentially life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and torrential rain are expected.
Hurricane Milton is rapidly intensifying as it barrels toward Florida, where potentially life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and torrential rain are expected when it makes landfall later this week. As of Sunday afternoon, the storm was gaining strength more than initially expected and had shifted a bit farther south, Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said on FOX Weather . FOX Weather reported the hurricane was expected to reach Category 4 status at its peak.
Since many of those counties are still recovering from Hurricane Helene, DeSantis asked the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Transportation to coordinate all available resources and personnel to supplement local communities as they expedite debris removal.
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