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LIVE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives update on Hurricane Milton from Ocala
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Hurricane Milton is keeping its strength as a Category 4 storm and still "poses an extremely serious threat to Florida," the National Hurricane Center said.
"Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters find that Milton's intensity has rebounded," the NHC's latest advisory said. "Today is the last full day for Florida residents to get their families and homes ready and evacuate if told to do so."
Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Early Monday morning, Milton kicked off a rapid intensification starting as a Category 2 storm. By noon, the storm had strengthened to a large Category 5 hurricane.
Florida could see impacts beginning Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
As of the latest advisory, the storm is about 520 miles southwest of Tampa with maximum sustained winds at 155 mph. It is moving east-northeast at 8 mph.
"While fluctuations in intensity are expected, Milton is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane through landfall in Florida," the NHC said.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/weather/hurricane/hurricane-milton/hurricane-milton-track-forecast-florida-tampa-bay/67-3a12dd26-da3c-4810-992c-cf44d57237f4