The storm-ravaged Gulf Coast in Florida was expected to be hit less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck
Milton strengthened into a major hurricane Monday on a path toward Florida population centres including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a storm surge as high as 12 feet in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.grew into a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph over the southern Gulf of Mexico .
Milton’s centre was about 165 miles west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico, and about 745 miles west-southwest of Tampa early Monday, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and moving east-southeast at 8 mph , according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. A hurricane warning was in effect for Mexico from Celestun to Rio Lagartos. A hurricane watch was in effect for Mexico from Rio Lagartos to Cabo Catoche and Campeche to south of Celestun, and for Florida’s Gulf Coast from Chokoloskee to the mouth of the Suwanee River, including Tampa Bay, and for Dry Tortugas.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that while it remains to be seen where Milton will strike, it’s clear the state is going to be hit hard. Building on lessons learned during Irma and other previous storms, Florida is staging emergency fuel for gas vehicles and charging stations for electric vehicles along evacuation routes, Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said Sunday.
DeSantis expanded his state of emergency declaration Sunday to 51 counties and said Floridians should prepare for more power outages and disruption, making sure they have a week’s worth of food and water and are ready to hit the road.
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