TODAY’s Al Roker shares the latest on Hurricane Milton, tracking different storm surge scenarios based on the potential paths the powerful storm will take and says tornadoes are also likely to develop in several impacted areas.
Hurricane Milton has exploded into a monster storm as it soaks up its natural fuel, warm water, in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center had warned that Milton was likely to strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by minimum sustained winds of 111 mph, and its status was confirmed at 8 a.m. Monday. On Monday, the NHC said the storm had intensified into a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5.
That radius could double before landfall, NBC News forecasters said. Rain and isolated tornadoes were forecast for areas across the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday night, with the storm pushing east and out into the open Atlantic by Thursday. Coastal and inland cities, including Tampa, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples, are at risk for significant impacts, including wind-caused power outages, flash flooding and flooding from storm surges, NBC News forecasters said.
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