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Hurricane Milton Whips Across the Gulf as a Category 5 Storm Targeting Tampa, Central Florida

Florida’s west coast bracing for direct impact just one week after Hurricane Helene.

NOAA via AP
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Milton on Monday afternoon. NOAA via AP
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Evacuations are underway in the state of Florida after Hurricane Milton ramped up to a Category 5 storm just more than one week after Hurricane Helene left the Big Bend region decimated.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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