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😨   Florida scrambles ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Milton

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BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. — Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday in the Gulf of Mexico on a pathtoward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and long gas lines, and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, whichswamped the same stretch of coastlineless than two weeks ago. A hurricane warning was issued for parts of Mexico’s Yucatan state, which expected to get sideswiped, and much of Florida’s west coast was under hurricane and storm surge watches. Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, which often floods during intense storms, was also under a hurricane watch.

Daily Kos     Oct 07, 2024