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Hurricane Milton Has Put Central Florida On High Alert
The Tampa Bay area is getting ready for Hurricane Milton, which is predicted to make landfall just once in a hundred years.
According to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, residents in vulnerable regions are converting their homes into coffins in an attempt to weather the storm surge.
According to her, workers are still clearing enormous amounts of Hurricane Helene debris that might explode into lethal projectiles during Milton.
The Air Force and NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft have reported that the strongest sustained winds are around 165 mph (270 km/h), with stronger gusts.
According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, Milton is a category 5 hurricane.
Milton is traveling at around 10 mph (17 km/h) in the east-northeast direction. A direction toward the northeast
Motion through early Thursday is predicted, with a little increase in forward speed.
On Thursday and Friday, a shift in direction toward the east-northeast and east is anticipated.
The center of Milton is expected to pass across the eastern Gulf of Mexico tonight, according to the forecast track.
& Wednesday, arrive on land Wednesday night around Florida’s west central coast, and depart Florida’s east coast over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
There is a storm surge warning in place for…
- The west coast of Florida, which includes Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor, stretches from Flamingo north to the Suwannee River.
- Altamaha Sound, Georgia, to Sebastian Inlet, Florida, including the River St. Johns
There is a hurricane warning in place for…
- The west coast of Florida, including Tampa Bay, stretches from Bonita Beach north to the Suwannee River.
- The east coast of Florida stretches north to Ponte Vedra Beach from the St. Lucie/Martin County Line.
There is a storm surge watch in place for…
- From Edisto Beach, South Carolina, north of Altamaha Sound, Georgia
There is a hurricane watch in place for…
- Arid Tortugas
- Okeechobee Lake
- Florida’s west coast, south of Bonita Beach and extending from Chokoloskee
- The east coast of Florida, from the mouth of the St. Marys River north of Ponte Vedra Beach
- The east coast of Florida, from the Martin County/St. Lucie line to the Martin County/Palm Beach line
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
- Dzilam to Cancun Mexico
- Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, especially the Dry Tortugas
- Okeechobee Lake
- Florida west coast from Flamingo to south of Bonita Beach
- Florida’s west coast, stretching from Indian Pass north of the Suwanee River
- The eastern coast of Florida, south of the Martin County/St. Lucie line, to Flamingo
- Altamaha Sound, Georgia, north of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- The far northwest of the Bahamas, which includes Bimini, Grand Bahama Island, and the Abacos
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