Milton was likely to remain a hurricane for its entire journey across the Florida peninsula, Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, says
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The densely populated west coast of Florida, still reeling from the devastating Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago, braced for landfall on Wednesday. Wind speeds could decrease to 145 miles per hour by the time it approaches Florida, according to the hurricane center. That would still be a Category 4 storm, meaning catastrophic damage will occur, including power outages expected to last days.
“It is exceedingly rare for a hurricane to form in the western Gulf, track eastward, and make landfall on the western coast of Florida,” said Jonathan Lin, an atmospheric scientist at Cornell University. “This has big implications since the track of the storm plays a role in determining where the storm surge will be the largest.”
Milton was likely to remain a hurricane for its entire journey across the Florida peninsula, Rhome told a Monday news briefing. The area is home to the picturesque colonial-era city of Merida, population 1.2 million, several Maya ruins popular with tourists and the port of Progreso.
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