{"id":111455,"date":"2024-10-07T15:11:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111455"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:11:50","slug":"hurricane-milton-forecast-to-hit-florida-as-cat-3-just-days-after-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111455","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Milton Forecast To Hit Florida As Cat. 3 Just Days After Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tTen days after the Southeast was <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/09\/hurricane-helene-atlanta-braves-mets-film-tv-production-deaths-1236099032\/\">wracked by Helene<\/a>, one the deadliest storms in modern history, the National Weather Service today forecast that newly-formed <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hurricane-milton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hurricane-milton\" data-tag=\"hurricane-milton\">Hurricane Milton<\/a> is headed toward central <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/florida\/\" id=\"auto-tag_florida\" data-tag=\"florida\">Florida<\/a> and could impact the entire state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cMilton is forecast to move just north of the Yucatan Peninsula and across the southern Gulf of Mexico on Monday and Tuesday and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by Wednesday,\u201d reads a NWS report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cMaximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph (150 km\/h) with higher gusts. Milton is forecast to intensify rapidly and become a major hurricane on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThat means Milton will shift from a tropical storm to a Cat. 3 hurricane in the space of 24 hours. Cat. 3 on  the Saffir-Simpson Scale means winds of 111-129 mph. Per the NWS, \u201cThe official intensity forecast\u2026shows Milton rapidly strengthening to category 4 intensity within the next couple of days.\u201d Thankfully, it is expected to weaken slightly before reaching the west coast of Florida. According to the chart below, it is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane, likely Cat. 3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-full alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:897px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((736\/897)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png 897w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=150,123 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=300,246 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=122,100 122w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=60,49 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=352,289 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=110,90 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=285,234 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=293,240 293w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=320,263 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=585,480 585w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=640,525 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=731,600 731w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-sunday-cone.png?resize=800,656 800w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"736\" width=\"897\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHurricane-force winds currently extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds up to 80 miles out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis said Sunday that most of the state will likely be impacted. He has declared a state of emergency in 51 counties, including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Miami-Dade and Broward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any scenario where we don\u2019t have significant impacts at this point,\u201d he said at a news conference. \u201cIf you\u2019re on that west coast of Florida and barrier islands, just assume that you likely are going to be called upon to evacuate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tUnnamed hurricanes of 1909, 1910, 1929, 1933, 1945, and 1949 were all Category 3 storms when they struck South Florida, as were King of 1950, Betsy of 1965, Jeanne of 2004, and Irma of 2017. Milton would be the third hurricane to hit the state this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe current forecast cone, which could change drastically in the next two days, has Milton making landfall just south of Tampa Bay which just 10 days ago saw a storm surge of eight feet on some of the barrier islands in and around Pinellas County. Local officials there are desperately trying to clean up debris from Helene so they don\u2019t become airborne or floodborne projectiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOfficials told the Tampa Bay Times that Milton could be far worse than Helene. Sewage systems and power could be out for weeks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/hurricane\/2024\/10\/06\/milton-hit-florida-life-threatening-category-3-hurricane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the paper\u2019s reporting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDeSantis warned in a statement posted to social media that the storm threatens more than just the state\u2019s west coast. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cImpacts will be felt across the Florida peninsula, as Milton is forecasted to exit Florida\u2019s east coast as a hurricane,\u201d wrote the governor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn a news conference with the governor, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/tracking-milton-florida-gulf-of-mexico\" target=\"_blank\">told residents<\/a>, \u201cI highly encourage you to evacuate. We are preparing, and I have the State Emergency Response Team preparing, for the largest evacuation that we have seen most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe storm\u2019s current projected path takes it over Orlando, with the region and its theme parks just on the edge of the greatest projected risk of flash flooding over the next five days, at 40%. During Helene, Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando mostly stayed open, closing only a few outdoor attractions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/peppa-pig\/\">Peppa Pig<\/a>\u00a0Theme Park Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/09\/hurricane-helene-theme-park-peppa-pig-closes-disney-world-opens-1236101387\/\">closed its doors<\/a> on September 27, after the storm damaged attractions at the preschool experience. SeaWorld Orlando shut at 2 p.m on the 26th. Busch Gardens Tampa, Adventure Island, and Aquatica Orlando also shut down that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOrange and Osceola Counties, in which the parks sit, are among those DeSantis placed under a state of emergency this weekend in anticipation of the storm.  Currently, both of the Orlando parks have issued notices that they are currently operating as normal but \u201cclosely monitoring\u201d the storm as it develops. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOf note, the low-lying area in and around Miami is also projected to be at the greatest flash flood risk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-full alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:893px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((746\/893)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/milton-flooding-sunday.gif?w=300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"746\" width=\"893\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tPer the NWS, \u201cAfter crossing Florida, the cyclone should turn east-northeastward to eastward over the Atlantic waters off the southeastern United States.\u201d Currently, it looks set to spare hard-hit western North Carolina. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/10\/hurricane-milton-florida-1236108890\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten days after the Southeast was wracked by Helene, one the deadliest storms in modern history, the National Weather Service today forecast that newly-formed Hurricane Milton is headed toward central &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111455\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111455\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}