Florida Restricts Port Activity as Hurricane Milton Hits Category 5

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Florida Restricts Port Activity as Hurricane Milton Hits Category 5
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Ports in Florida have moved to restrict vessel navigation as Hurricane Milton intensifies as it makes its way toward the state's coastline and threatens to turn into a Category 4 or 5 hurricane before it sweeps through Central Florida

Ports in Florida have moved to restrict vessel navigation as Hurricane Milton intensifies as it makes its way toward the state’s coastline and threatens to turn into a Category 4 or 5 hurricane before it sweeps through Central Florida . Earlier on Monday, Chevron said it had closed down its Blind Faith platform and evacuated all personnel as a precaution.

By the afternoon hours of Monday, Milton had intensified to a Category 5 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of 160 miles per hour as it surges toward Florida, with meteorologists warning of a major storm surge in Tampa Bay. The warning has been issued for the bulk of Florida’s west coast, according to the Associated Press AP. Reuters reports that the majority of U.S.

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