Hurricane Milton is on the move as a Category 4, and it’s expected to reach Florida’s Gulf coast on Wednesday.
At 5 am Tuesday, Milton was about 560 miles southwest of Tampa. Maximum sustained winds were 155 miles per hour — just under category 5 strength. MIlton was moving east-northeast at 12 miles per hour, with a turn to the northeast and faster forward speed expected later on Tuesday.
There’s a hurricane warning from Bonita Beach to the Suwannee River, and a storm surge warning from Flamingo to the Suwannee River. There’s tropical storm warning plus a hurricane watch Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach — which includes the Naples area. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Keys. And there’s a tropical storm watch from Flamingo to the Saint Lucie/Indian River county line — which includes South Florida’s east coast metro area.
Expect the weather to deteriorate from midday on Wednesday, with the worst of it on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The Naples area and the Keys can expect sustained tropical storm force winds, and the east coast metro area is likely to see at least tropical storm force gusts. Storm surge of 4 to 7 feet is possible in the Naples area. Storm surge flooding of 1 to 3 feet is possible in the Keys — which could make portions of the Overseas Highway impassible. Heavy rain is possible around South Florida, and we could see totals of up to 4 additional inches.
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