FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Milton has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years. The major hurricane is moving over the Gulf of Mexico and headed toward population centers including Tampa and Orlando. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Monday it has maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. Milton could make landfall Wednesday in the Tampa Bay area and remain a hurricane as it moves across central Florida toward the Atlantic Ocean. It comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused deaths and catastrophic damage in Florida and well inland.
Milton strengthens into a major hurricane. Florida prepares for large-scale evacuations
Oct 7, 2024 | 6:00 AM
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