Milton rapidly intensified into a hurricane on Sunday and is now a Category 1.
Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin AndoneMilton rapidly intensified into a hurricane on Sunday and is now a Category 1, boasting top sustained wind speeds of 80 mph, according to the 2 p.m. ET advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
The storm is quickly strengthening, already boasting winds of 65 mph, according to an update Sunday morning from the National Hurricane Center. As of 11 a.m. ET, the storm was about 835 miles west-southwest from Tampa in the Gulf of Mexico. It is forecast to intensify into a hurricane by Sunday night - and a major hurricane by late Monday.
With very low vertical wind shear and incredibly warm sea-surface temperatures, Milton will be able to gain steady to rapid strength over the next few days.While it's only been a little over a week since Helene slammed the state, officials across Florida are already asking residents to prepare for another potentially life-threatening storm as many are still in recovery mode.
That sentiment was echoed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, who in a separate news conference with state officials Sunday told residents who choose to ignore evacuation orders they should take steps to help authorities identify them if they perish. Florida's emergency officials are again announcing sandbag distribution sites. Multiple sandbag locations will be open in counties preparing for potential storm impacts, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said in a Facebook post Saturday.
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