A new tropical storm is now forming in the Gulf of Mexico and could hit Florida as a major hurricane. It would be catastrophic since the state’s already reeling from the impact of Helene.
Tropical Storm Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday with its path aimed at Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state. The hurricane is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon, federal forecasters said. The storm debuted as a hurricane Monday afternoon after producing sustained winds of 80 mph and continued to strengthen by drawing fuel from the Gulf of Mexico’s sultry waters.
The tropical storm’s expansion to hurricane status Sunday meant that watches and warnings on rain, wind and storm surges were in effect for much of the west coast of Florida less than two weeks after Helene rampaged through the Southeast. Rain from outer bands of the storm could begin for Florida’s west coast on Sunday, federal forecasters said, with heavier rain likely to move in Tuesday and Wednesday.
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