Experts are calling Hurricane Milton an “extremely serious threat” as the storm approaches Florida.
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Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast late Wednesday -- less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
As crews work to clear debris from Helene, Milton strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on Monday night, thanks to sustained winds of up to 180 mph.
The hurricane was downgraded to Category 4 by Tuesday morning, with maximum sustained winds at 155 mph. Officials with the hurricane center said Milton is still a major threat to Florida.
The Gulf Coast is considered very vulnerable to storm surges, perhaps as high as 8-12 feet in the Tampa area. That’s nearly double what Floridians saw during Helene, hurricane center spokeswoman Maria Torres told the Associated Press.
Widespread flooding is also a possibility.
