Milton grew quickly into a Category 5 storm Monday morning and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders since 2017.
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Monday shows Hurricane Milton churning through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, where it is expected to make landfall midweek.across the southeastern U.S., the state is bracing for another — and likely even more powerful — major hurricane to come ashore.
"There are simply no words to describe the extraordinary intensification we have witnessed in this storm today," US Stormwatch weather analyst Colin McCarthyAs of midday Monday, Milton was about 125 miles west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico, and about 735 miles west-southwest of Tampa, moving east at the relatively slow pace of about 9 mph.
The NHC says most models agree that Milton will cross the Florida Peninsula, though people “should not focus on the exact track” because models still disagree about the exact location and timing of landfall. There is also a growing risk of life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds for parts of Florida’s west coast beginning late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Forecasters say it could raise water levels to as high as 8 to 12 feet in coastal areas of Florida, including Tampa Bay."I beg you, I implore you, to evacuate," he said."Drowning deaths due to storm surge are 100% preventable, if you leave.
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