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Tropical Storm Milton intensifies and threatens to make landfall on Florida's west coast just days after Hurricane Helene

Tropical Storm Milton intensifies and threatens to make landfall on Florida's west coast just days after Hurricane Helene

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Multiple sources indicate that Tropical Storm Milton is forming in the Gulf of Mexico, with some predicting it could strengthen into a major hurricane. The storm is currently forecast to move towards Florida's west coast by the middle of next week, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency in 35 counties. Projections vary, but the consensus is that the storm will bring life-threatening impacts to portions of Florida next week, with some sources suggesting it may strengthen and intensify rapidly.

US National Hurricane Center
1. Milton is moving slowly but is expected to strengthen rapidly.
2. Regardless of development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next day or two, and over much of Florida late this weekend through the middle of next week.
3. The official intensity forecasts call for Milton to become a hurricane in about 36 hours, and a major hurricane by 72 hours.
Joe Biden
Democratic Party
1. As these communities brace for potentially yet another catastrophic storm, and as part of my Administration's solemn obligation to stand with impacted communities as they rebuild their lives, we will continue working hand-in-hand with local and state leaders – regardless of political party and no matter how long it takes.
2. My administration is sparing no resource to support families.
3. I urge all residents in Florida to listen to local officials and make preparations as needed.
Kevin Guthrie
Florida Department of Emergency Management
1. I urge Floridians to finalize your storm preparations now, enact your plan. I highly encourage you to evacuate.
Ron DeSantis
Republican Party
1. This is something that potentially would be greater power outages than what we just saw with Hurricane Helene.
2. So you get hit with a major hurricane, what's going to happen to that debris? It's going to increase the damage dramatically.
3. I've seen progress just by going around and visiting, but you also have some areas where there's a lot of debris that's there.
4. So Floridians should just be prepared for that. Know if you're anywhere near that cone, certainly you should prepare to have power interruptions.
5. I don't think there's any scenario where we don't have major impacts at this point.
Andrew Moore
Arch Reinsurance
1. Even if this doesn't realize a high-end wind core, it will have the potential for significant surge inundation.
Jamie Rhome
US National Hurricane Center
1. Regardless of where the storm tracks, it's going to produce a large area of heavy rain and potential flooding.
Andy Hazelton
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1. Most of the Gulf is above-average SST still, and the loop current is prominent. Shelf south of Tampa is extremely warm as well. Lots of potential fuel.

Tropical Storm Milton intensifies and threatens to make landfall on Florida's west coast just days after Hurricane Helene

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