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🌀⛈️ Hurricane Milton is a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday morning with 145 mph winds as it pushes toward Florida, where it's expected to make landfall late Wednesday night.

🌪️TORNADIC SUPERCELLS FROM MILTON BEGINNING TO SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA🌪️

Milton only has another 12 hours over water before it makes landfall later tonight. It is expected to make landfall as a high end Category 3 with at least max sustained winds at 125 mph or possibly grow to a Category 4 major hurricane.

This is still a very fluid situation and the National Hurricane Center does not know where the storm will make landfall along the West Coast of Florida.

The cone of uncertainty has condensed with landfall anywhere between St. Petersburg south to Englewood, with the likelihood of the eye coming ashore in Sarasota.

Here is the 11:00 AM EDT Update from the National Hurricane Center
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At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Milton was
located near latitude 25.8 North, longitude 84.3 West. Milton is
moving toward the northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h). A northeastward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected through this evening. A turn toward the east-northeast and east is expected on
Thursday and Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Milton will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico today, make landfall along the west-central coast of Florida tonight, and move off the east coast of Florida over the western Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts. Milton is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Milton is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane when it reaches the west-central coast of Florida tonight, and remain at hurricane strength while it moves across the Florida peninsula through Thursday. Gradual weakening is forecast while Milton moves eastward over the western Atlantic, and it is likely to become an extratropical storm by early Friday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km). A NOAA saildrone (SD-1083) located approximately 80 miles northeast of the center recently reported a sustained wind of 44 mph (71 km/h) with a gust of 57 mph (91 km/h).

The minimum central pressure based on Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter data is 931 mb (27.50 inches).

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🌪️ Hurricane Helene has now intensified to a Category 2 storm, and landfall in Florida is less than 12 hours away. As of the latest advisory from The National Hurricane Center, Helene boasts sustained winds of 110 mph, with even stronger gusts. Hurricane Helene is forecasted to intensify to a Category 3 storm in the next few hours if it has not done so already.

This is a massive hurricane! Hurricane-force winds extend up to 60 miles from the center, while tropical-storm-force winds reach a staggering 345 miles. It’s been years since we’ve seen a storm this large—since Hurricane Irma in 2017.

The potential for catastrophic wind damage is high, and Helene is expected to strengthen further before landfall. Plus, the storm surge may significantly alter parts of Florida’s coastline.

The entire peninsula will feel Helene’s impact over the next 24 hours. Here are some crucial tips on what to do if your home or business suffers damage. Stay safe, everyone! 🌊💨