In its latest report, National Hurricane Center (NHC), has said, Hurricane Milton is “rapidly intensifying into a category 5 hurricane.”
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Aftermath of Hurricane Helene. And now NHC issues advisory on Hurricane Milton to hut Florida peninsula “Tuesday night or early Wednesday” |
According to National Hurricane Center:
“…MILTON RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE…
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Milton has strengthened to a category 5. The max sustained winds are estimated to be 160 mph with higher gusts.”
In its ‘Key messages for Hurricane Milton’, NHC advised, “there is increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds for portions of the west coast of the Florida peninsula beginning Tuesday night or early Wednesday.”