Forecasters predict Hurricane Milton will make landfall around the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, bringing with it upwards of 120 mph winds.
Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 storm on Sunday, and it has set its path on Florida 's Gulf Coast.Forecasters predict Milton will make landfall around the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, bringing with it upwards of 120 mph winds and drenching an area still reeling from Hurricane Helene.As of 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Milton was centered about 290 miles west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico , and about 815 miles west-southwest of Tampa.
Ron DeSantis said Sunday that while it remains to be seen just where Milton will strike, it's clear that Florida is going to be hit hard. 'I don't think there's any scenario where we don't have major impacts at this point,' he said.'You have time to prepare — all day today, all day Monday, probably all day Tuesday to be sure your hurricane preparedness plan is in place,' the governor said.
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