While Milton's classification has fluctuated several times between a Category 4 and 5, the storm is expected to be 'an extremely dangerous hurricane.'
A NASA astronaut captured a time lapse of Hurricane Milton from space. The images show the size and magnitude of Milton as it heads toward Florida. As a ferocious Hurricane Milton charges its way across the Gulf Coast with Tampa and St. Petersburg in its sights, thousands flee the area for safer ground, leaving behind debris from Hurricane Helene 's destruction less that two weeks ago.
Falling trees killed many, including grandparents in South Carolina and a mother and her two infants in Georgia. First responders were among those killed, including a nurse in Tennessee who tried to save a man stranded by rushing waters, only to have his boat flipped over. Homeowners trying to rebuild face a daunting task without flood insurance.
The Category 4 hurricane was the largest to hit Florida's Big Bend region in more than 125 years. The storm left 12 dead and produced 5 to 10 inches of rain across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving damages topping $3.6 billion, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore in September 2022 in southwest Florida.
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