Cat 5 Alert: Milton Intensifies, Poised For Catastrophic Landfall
Milton is expected to make landfall somewhere on. Ron desantis told state residents in the path of milton that time is running out before landfall, likely as a category 3 storm. More than 1 million people. Webmilton is moving across the gulf of mexico and is expected to make landfall in florida on wednesday, with the risk of damaging winds and storm surges. Milton is now a category 3 storm and is forecast to become a category 4 hurricane, with winds of 145 mph before it makes landfall on wednesday.
With winds of 160 mph, milton has strengthened into the second category 5 hurricane of the 2024 atlantic hurricane season. Webmilton grew quickly into a category 5 storm monday morning and is forecast to make landfall in florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders. Webmilton is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 36 hours and could be a major category 3 hurricane when it reaches the west coast of the florida peninsula mid. Webh urricane milton is currently packing sustained winds estimated at 150 mph, according to data from the most recent hurricane hunter flight into the storm.