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Milton forecast and storm tracker: Category 3 hurricane takes aim at Florida

Hurricane Milton strengthened on Monday morning into a Category 3 storm.

ByKevin Shalvey and Max Golembo
Last Updated: October 7, 2024, 3:39 AM EDT

Hurricane Milton strengthened on Monday morning into a Category 3 storm, with wind speeds reaching 120 mph, as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Milton forecast to be major hurricane

Hurricane Milton, which strengthened on Sunday into a Category 1 storm, is forecast to make landfall as a “major” hurricane on Florida’s west coast this week, the National Hurricane Center said.

This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 11:36 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, shows Hurricane Milton.
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“While it is too soon to specify the exact magnitude and location of the greatest impacts, there is an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds for portions of the west coast of the Florida Peninsula beginning early Wednesday,” the center said in a late Sunday advisory.

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