Hurricane Milton: Evacuation time running out
TAMPA BAY, FL - Hurricane Milton will remain a powerful, potentially deadly and destructive force as it roars ashore in the Florida Peninsula along the central Gulf coast early Thursday, AccuWeather meteorologists continue to warn. Milton intensified rapidly and nearly tripled in strength in less than 36 hours from Sunday to Monday, eventually becoming a Category 5 with winds of 180 mph while spinning off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Category 5 is the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. "Some changes within the eye caused the storm's peak wind intensity to ease on Monday night, but some regaining of strength is forecast later Tuesday night," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said. "Then on Wednesday, as Milton encounters some dry air, wind shear and perhaps another eyewall replacement cycle, it is forecast to expand in size and make landfall as a formidable Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale." However, hurricane experts continue to maintain that Milton will strike…
8 Oct 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday