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Read more here: https://www.axios.com/2024/10/05/tropi ... eat-tampa(Axios) Hurricane Milton is intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to become a major hurricane of at least Category 3 intensity by Tuesday.
Threat level: Milton was upgraded to hurricane status Sunday, and is forecast to hit the damaged west coast of Florida on Wednesday into Thursday as a major hurricane.
• The area under greatest threat for landfall includes Tampa-St. Petersburg, including Sarasota, as well as areas north to Crystal River and south to Naples.
• The forecast track has shifted slightly south as of Sunday, but Tampa is still in the crosshairs. A direct hit on Tampa could be extremely damaging for that storm surge-prone city.
• It would pile storm surge waters into the bay, including critical infrastructure along the water.
Stunning stat: No major hurricane has struck Tampa from the west since at least 1921.