Published October 9, 2024
• Milton forecast to grow in size: Milton has strengthened back into a Category 5 hurricane. Even though it is forecast to weaken before it makes landfall, it will double in size — meaning its disastrous impacts will be felt over a much larger area. Over the past 24 hours, the tropical-storm force winds expanded from 80 miles to 140 miles from its center. You can track Milton’s path with CNN’s storm tracker.
• Where will Milton hit? The storm is forecast to make landfall Wednesday night as a major hurricane somewhere on Florida’s Central Gulf Coast, where it could be one of the most destructive storms on record. Its dangerous eye and eyewall could come ashore in the Tampa area and unleash record storm surge while tropical-storm force winds are expected to cover the entire width of the Florida peninsula.
• Dangers left from Helene: Despite frenzied efforts to clean up after Hurricane Helene, mounds of rubble – including sheet metal, cinderblocks and large appliances – remain in neighborhoods. Officials worry Milton’s winds will turn that debris into dangerous projectiles that could hit people or homes.
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SOURCE: www.edition.cnn.com
RELATED: When will Hurricane Milton hit Florida?
Published October 9, 2024
US officials are warning about the potentially life-threatening impacts of Hurricane Milton as it barrels towards the Florida coast.
Milton is one of the most powerful storms to form in the North Atlantic in recent years.
It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused substantial damage across the US.
The storm is expected to hit on Wednesday.
When will Hurricane Milton hit Florida?
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects Milton to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous hurricane” in the US state of Florida on Wednesday night, local time.
It could strike near the city of Tampa, whose wider metropolitan area has a population of more than three million people.
Forecasters are warning of torrential rain, flash flooding, high winds and possible storm surges – which occur when water moves inland from the coast.
They say Milton could be the worst storm to hit the area in about a century – with a surge of 10-15ft (3-4.5m) possible, and localised rainfall of up to 1.5ft.
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SOURCE: www.bbc.com
