TREASURE ISLAND, Florida — Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida as a weakened but still major Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening the southeastern American state with a second ferocious hurricane in as many weeks.
Forecast to batter Mexico's Yucatan peninsula as it churns eastward, Milton triggered evacuation orders and warnings of savage conditions on Florida 's west coast.'If the storm stays on the current track, it will be the worst storm to impact Tampa area in over 100 years,' the National Weather Service said.
Residents board up a store in the Pass-A-Grille section of the city of St. Petersburg in Florida on Oct. 7, 2024, ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall. AFP PHOTOThe storm's maximum sustained winds were near 155 miles per hour, it said, weakening slightly from earlier in the day to a Category 4, the second highest on the scale.
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