Florida residents urged to ‘evacuate now’ as category 5 Hurricane Milton heads towards land

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Florida residents urged to ‘evacuate now’ as category 5 Hurricane Milton heads towards land
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Hurricane Milton remains a powerful category 5 as it continues on its track toward Florida, with residents in danger zones urged to “evacuate now”. Even though it is forecast to weaken before it makes landfall, it will grow in size — meaning its disastrous impacts will be felt over a much larger area.

Florida hurricane warning as category 5 barrels towards land. The storm is forecast to make landfall Wednesday night local time somewhere on Florida’s Central Gulf Coast, where it could be one of the most destructive storms on record. Its dangerous eye and eyewall could come ashore in the Sarasota or Tampa Bay areas. Hurricane Helene only struck Florida less than two weeks ago, with the death toll rising to at least 236 across six states as of Tuesday, according to CNN’s tally.

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