'Here we go again': Milton becomes a hurricane and is expected to strengthen as Floridians reel from Helene
Source: CNN Weather
Updated 2:52 PM EDT, Sun October 6, 2024
CNN — Florida is bracing as Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 storm on Sunday, days before it’s expected to make landfall on the state’s Gulf Coast while communities are still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Helene.
While the state is clearing debris from Helene — which made landfall September 26 on Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 and created a 500-mile path of destruction with catastrophic flooding and damaging winds — it will now contend with Milton. The storm is boasting top sustained wind speeds of 80 mph, according to the 2 p.m. ET advisory from the National Hurricane Center. At that time, the storm was about 815 miles west-southwest of Tampa, Florida.
It is expected to make landfall on Wednesday on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a destructive and life-threatening Category 3 with 120 mph winds between Cedar Key and Naples, which includes the entire Tampa Bay area. Hurricane and storm surge watches will likely be issued for parts of the western Florida coast on Sunday — with dangerous storm surge expected for some areas just slammed by Helene.
Miami, Orlando and Tampa are each forecast to receive four to eight inches of rain through Thursday. That would be the equivalent of an entire month’s worth of rain for Miami, two months’ worth of rain for Orlando and three months’ worth of rain for Tampa. Locations within the state’s interior could see more than 10 inches of rain total.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/weather/tropical-storm-milton-florida-sunday/index.html
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CNN -- [Breaking news update at 1:55 p.m. ET]
Milton rapidly intensified into a hurricane on Sunday and is now a Category 1, boasting top sustained wind speeds of 80 mph, according to the 2 p.m. ET advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
At that time, the storm was about 815 miles west-southwest of Tampa, Florida. It is expected to make landfall on Wednesday on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a destructive and life-threatening Category 3.
Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning, just hours after it became a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said in a special alert. The 13th named storm is running weeks ahead of schedule, as it doesn't usually occur until October 25.
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Joyce didn't pan out, and we'll see about Patty 
start with it's the wrath of God ?
Curiously enough....
Oh my 
And the generator tank is full. I'll be boarding up the windows tomorrow. Got enough water to last a week. We shall see. 
