Tag: National Hurricane Center
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Hurricane Milton on path for Florida landfall as a potentially historic major storm
Hurricane Milton was barreling across the Gulf of Mexico as a powerful Category 5 storm early Wednesday on a path toward Florida’s central west coast, where mass evacuations clogged highways as people prepared for the potentially historic impact. It’s forecast to make landfall Wednesday night or early Thursday. Some communities, like those in and around the…
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Maps show track of Hurricane Milton as forecasters predict landfall in Florida this week
South Florida prepares for heavy rainfall, flooding in wake of Tropical Storm Milton South Florida prepares for heavy rainfall, flooding in wake of Tropical Storm Milton 04:09 Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 storm on Sunday, and it has set its path on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Forecasters predict Milton will make landfall around…
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Hurricane Helene on path for Florida with significant strengthening expected before landfall
Helene strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday as it was leaving the Caribbean Sea on a path toward the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The hurricane was expected to become more powerful as it moves through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph Wednesday, making…
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Maps show Tropical Storm Francine’s path as forecasters predict it will strengthen into a hurricane
Tropical Storm Francine crawled northwestward Monday over the Gulf of Mexico, on a path meteorologists expected to cross onto land somewhere along the coast of Louisiana later in the week. Francine was forecast to continue moving at a sluggish pace before picking up speed Tuesday, while intensifying and, potentially, becoming a hurricane ahead of its…