More Than 1.5 Million Without Power As Hurricane Milton Slams Florida
Hurricane MiltonΒ crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, leaving more than 1.5 million homes and businesses were without power Wednesday night in Florida.
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Hurricane MiltonΒ crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, leaving more than 1.5 million homes and businesses were without power Wednesday night in Florida.
Hurricane MiltonΒ made landfall Wednesday along Floridaβs Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state.
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Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Heleneβs devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.
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The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major hurricane before it slams into Floridaβs Tampa Bay region.
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Itβs been just over a week since Hurricane Helene made landfall, and the American Red Cross is working 24/7 with dozens of partners to get help to people as quickly as possible. Heleneβs destruction covers a huge area and itβs taking time to navigate damaged roads and reach communities that are cut off.
Forecasters say a storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico that is likely to become a tropical storm could intensify into a hurricane that could impact parts of Florida in the coming days.
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