Hurricane Milton is rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and is projected to make landfall near Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday as at least a Category 3 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns of potential flooding and has issued hurricane and tropical storm warnings for parts of the Yucatan Peninsula and southern Florida.
Milton became a hurricane this Sunday. It is expected to arrive near Tampa on Wednesday as at least a Category 3, according to the National Hurricane Center .
It had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and was moving east at 7 mph. Milton is expected to reach major hurricane status in a day or two.According to the NHC bulletin, hurricane warnings have been issued for the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula from Celestún to Cabo Catoche, and a tropical storm warning from east of Cabo Catoche to Cancún. A flood watch is in effect for South Florida through Thursday morning.
The NHC reported that the system's areas of interest are the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, the Florida Peninsula, the Florida Keys and the northwest Bahamas.
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