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Milton is "continuing to rapidly intensify" and is now a Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. The post “This Would Be Disastrous”: Hurricane Milton Becomes Category 5, Possibly “Worse Than Helene” first appeared on Bored Panda.

Hurricane Milton has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline

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Forecasters have warned that the threat of dangerous flooding will remain in place for days or even weeks

Florida is gearing up for what could be a massive evacuation not seen since 2017 as Hurricane Milton strengthens over warm waters

Milton is officially considered a hurricane and is headed to Florida, where meteorologists predict it might make landfall as a Category 3.

The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, then cut across the Sunshine State to the Atlantic Ocean.