The threat to Florida’s west coast has increased after Hurricane Milton grew into a powerful Category 3 storm on Monday morning, less than two days after it developed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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00:00The threat to Florida's West Coast has increased after Hurricane Milton grew into a powerful
00:05Category 3 storm on Monday morning, less than two days after it developed in the Gulf of
00:09Mexico.
00:10Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center predict the storm will make landfall on Florida's
00:15western Gulf Coast as a major hurricane in the middle of the week.
00:19Experts from the NHC said on Sunday, quote, while it is too soon to specify the exact
00:24magnitude and location of the greatest impacts, there is an increasing risk of life-threatening
00:29storm surge and damaging winds for portions of the west coast of the Florida peninsula
00:34beginning Tuesday night.
00:36The team also warned residents of, quote, five to eight inches of rainfall.
00:41The Hill notes that Milton comes shortly after Hurricane Helene, which caused mass destruction
00:45in the southeast, most notably in western North Carolina.
00:49Helene's damage could total more than $160 billion, according to estimates.