miami/Tropical depression Milton became a tropical storm last Saturday and could reach hurricane status and affect the west coast of Florida next week, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. “It is expected to strengthen and bring the risk of life-threatening impacts to parts of the west coast of Florida next week,” he noted in a report.
Maximum sustained winds are estimated at 40 mph (65 km/h) with stronger storms and, according to the latest data, is currently in the Gulf of Mexico 355 kilometers northeast of Veracruz (Mexico) and 590 kilometers north of Progreso (Mexico).
Heavy rain is expected in Florida on Sunday and Monday and there is a risk of flooding
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), it is expected to “intensify rapidly as it moves east to northeast over the Gulf of Mexico and will be at or near hurricane strength by the time it reaches e west coast of Mexico.” Florida Peninsula in the middle of the week.
So the NWS said there is an “increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts for parts of the west coast of the Florida peninsula beginning Tuesday or Wednesday.”
“Residents in these areas should make sure their hurricane plan is in place, follow any advice given by local officials, and check back for forecast updates,” he said via X. For Heavy rain is expected in Florida on Sunday and Monday and there is a risk of flash flooding in Florida.
Florida is one of the states most affected by Hurricane Helene, which left at least 215 dead and hundreds missing last week.
Florida is one of the states most affected by Hurricane Helene, which left at least 215 dead and hundreds missing last week, after it reached category 4.
This hurricane that entered northwest Florida on the night of September 26 left hundreds of roads impassable, destroyed bridges, flooded towns and more than 700,000 homes still without power, especially in North Carolina , where the death toll exceeds one hundred. It has already been the deadliest in the United States since Katrina, which left more than 1,800 dead in 2005.
