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Florida Braces for Direct Hit as Hurricane Milton Strengthens to Category 5

Millions of people along Florida’s Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Milton, a historically powerful storm that is expected to make landfall Wednesday evening and wallop a region still reeling from Hurricane Helene.

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Fox News · 52m

Category 5 Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida

Hurricane Milton, which is currently a Category 5 storm, is set to make landfall around Tampa, Florida, late Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune on MSN · 37m

Hurricane Milton 'extremely dangerous' Category 5 storm. Florida braces for devastating impacts

Hurricane Milton will be a storm surge event unlike any hurricane in living memory for west-central Florida, said Dr. Ryan Truchelut.

Harris And DeSantis Spar Over Hurricane Response

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Florida Gov. DeSantis refused call from VP Harris about hurricane aid: Source

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has refused to take a call with Vice President Kamala Harris about Hurricane Milton, a source close to the governor told ABC News.

POLITICO on MSN · 19h

DeSantis urges Florida to brace for worst ahead of surprisingly powerful hurricane

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said he expects Hurricane Milton to unleash significant damage across the Florida Peninsula and that residents should prepare for the worst. Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Monday with winds of 175 mph as it slowly moved toward Florida from the western Gulf of Mexico,

Forbes on MSN · 1d

Harris And DeSantis Spar Over Hurricane Response After Florida Gov. Reportedly Refused To Take VP’s Call

The Republican governor and the Democratic presidential candidate accused each other of trying to politicize a disaster, just as Florida braces for its second hurricane in two weeks.

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Hurricane Milton tracker: 'Dangerous' hurricane expected to hit Florida Wednesday

Hurricane Milton, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Tuesday afternoon, is taking aim at Florida.

Hurricane Milton tracker: 'Life-threatening' storm to remain major hurricane before Florida landfall, NHC says

Hurricane Milton remained a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday evening. It encountered some weakening but is ...

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What category is Hurricane Milton? Florida has bigger worries than that.

Milton will be a surge event unlike any hurricane in living memory for west-central Florida, with only major hurricane strikes in 1848 and 1921 comparable in scope and height of the coastal flooding, ...

Florida residents losing time to flee as Hurricane Milton approaches

The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding ...

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Hurricane Milton tracker: Category 5 storm packing 165 mph sustained winds heads toward Florida's Gulf Coast, massive evacuations ordered

The storm is forecast to make landfall in Florida Wednesday night as a "dangerous major hurricane," according to the National ...

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