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Tampa Bay hasn't been hit by a direct hurricane since the catastrophic storm of 1921 – and Milton is expected to fare even worse

Tampa Bay hasn't experienced a direct hurricane in more than 100 years – and the approaching Category 5 Hurricane Milton is expected to bring a storm surge to the low-lying city unlike anything ever recorded in the area. The last time a storm hit Tampa was in October 1921, when the Tarpon Springs Hurricane hit […]

Dangerous Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour is heading toward Florida, extensive evacuations are ordered

Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened Monday morning, strengthening from a Category 4 hurricane to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of about 160 mph as it targeted Florida's Gulf Coast, still reeling from the record-breaking landfall of Helene suffered a little over a week ago. Millions face the prospect of evacuation as Milton gains […]

Storm strengthens, reaches dangerous Category 5, Florida prepares for massive evacuations

Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened Monday morning, strengthening from a Category 4 hurricane to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of about 160 miles per hour as it targeted Florida's Gulf Coast, still reeling from the record-breaking landfall of Helene was suffering a little over a week ago. Millions face the prospect of evacuation […]

See projected path, spaghetti models

Possible Tropical Storm Milton is brewing in the Gulf Potential Tropical Storm Milton is forming in the Gulf. Fox – 35 Orlando Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 3 storm early Monday, as the storm is expected to threaten areas of the Florida Peninsula still recovering from Hurricane Helene. As of Monday morning, Milton was […]