According to the National Hurricane Centre‘s life Hurricane monitor, Milton has quickly weakened to a Category 5 storm and will produce ashore on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday.
With winds reaching 180 mph ( 285 kph ), Hurricane Milton will make landfall on the coast of the Tampa Bay area. Milton immediately strengthened on Monday in the wake of the southeast Gulf of Mexico.
Not yet two weeks have passed since Hurricane Helene destroyed the Florida beach.
The system has a possible strong struck and threatens the densely populated Tampa metro area, which has a community of more than 3.3 million people, along with the stretch of coastline that Helene has impacted.
When it hits the shores of the Tampa Bay area, which has n’t had a major hurricane hit it in more than a century, it is anticipated that Hurricane Milton will weaken to a Category 3 storm.
As it moves across northern Florida and the Atlantic Ocean, it might be able to hold its storms power. Perhaps avoiding various says that were badly affected by Helene, which left at least 230 people dead in its midst from Florida to the Carolinas.
In a press release, Florida governor Ron DeSantis claimed that the cyclone is now much stronger than expected.
Tampa Bay and the Gulf Coast will experience the highest ever surprise wave of 8 to 12 ft in the area. Helene, which hit 150 km from Tampa, caused floods up to 8 foot, resulting in drowning incidents.
peninsula Florida and the Keys are expected to experience 5 to 10 inches of rain, with up to 15 inches of rain in some places.
At 9 am on Tuesday, Tampa International Airport announced that flights will cease. The aircraft stated on X that neither the airport nor its buildings are a shelter for people or their vehicles. The airport’s closure, according to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, is a requirement for the removal area on Tuesday after the last flight departs.
On Monday, survivors fled before Milton, and traffic was big on Interstate 75 heading north. Additionally, workers are immediately removing the dirt that Helene left behind.
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