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Updates, expected direction of Category 3 storm as tornadoes hit before landfall near Tampa, Florida this evening

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Updates, expected direction of Category 3 storm as tornadoes hit before landfall near Tampa, Florida this evening

As of 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, Hurricane Milton remained a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The storm was located about 60 miles west-southwest of Sarasota and 170 miles southwest of Orlando, and “the center of Milton will make landfall near or just south of the Tampa Bay area,” according to […]

Helene is now a hurricane as she approaches Florida's Gulf Coast

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Helene is now a hurricane as she approaches Florida's Gulf Coast

Helene strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday and forecasters warned it could become a major Category 3 storm before making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast late Thursday. The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday that Hurricane Helene is expected to bring “life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and torrential rains across much of Florida and the southeastern […]