Hurricane Milton is not just a powerful hurricane — it’s forecast to expand in size before making landfall on Florida’s Gulf coast Wednesday night. And it will remain a hurricane as it cuts across the Florida peninsula early Thursday.
This is the last full day for Floridians to prepare for Milton — or to evacuate safely if you’re ordered to do so.
At 11 am Tuesday, Milton was about 520 miles southwest of Tampa. Maximum sustained winds were 150 miles per hour, and Milton was moving east-northeast at 9 miles per hour. A turn to the northeast is expected later today as the hurricane increases its forward speed.
All of South Florida is under a tropical storm warning. There’s also a storm surge warning from Flamingo all the way to the Suwannee River and a hurricane watch from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach — both of which include the Naples area. And there’s now a tropical storm watch for the northwestern Bahamas.
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