The current path predicted by the NHC has Milton coming ashore as a major hurricane (i.e., Category 3 or higher) in the Tampa Bay area on the Gulf Coast of Florida sometime between 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, and 1 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10.
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00:00Hurricane Milton, when we were here yesterday morning, said this is a tropical storm, might
00:11become a hurricane yesterday, but probably by today, and it became a hurricane very quickly.
00:16It is currently located 745 miles west-southwest of Tampa.
00:21It has not moved terribly quickly, but that obviously could change going forward.
00:25It is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida sometime between Wednesday
00:31evening or perhaps even very early on Thursday.
00:34But all these barrier islands, all these areas that would be susceptible to this storm surge
00:40that's up and down the west coast of Florida, you should assume that there's going to be
00:45some form of evacuations that are going to be issued by your local county officials.