Hurricane Milton has strengthened to a Category 5 storm as it moves toward Florida's Gulf Coast. NBC News' Marissa Parra reports on how the debris from Helene could become problematic once Milton makes landfall.
A Florida meteorologist with decades of experience under his belt became emotional on Monday during his on-air discussion of Hurricane Milton, a monstrous storm expected to make landfall in his state this week. “It’s just an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane,” John Morales, a meteorologist for local NBC affiliate NBC 6 South Florida, warned viewers on Monday. He started to provide details about Milton before getting choked up.
The storm is expected to downgrade to a Category 3 hurricane by that, but still be powerful to cause pose life-threatening conditions and create catastrophic damage. “Even though it is expected to weaken on approach, it is so incredibly strong right now that you’re going to find it very difficult for it to be nothing less than major hurricane when it makes landfall in Florida,” Morales said Monday.
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