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MIAMI — Hurricane Milton is again a Category 5 storm as it barrels toward the Florida coastline, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday afternoon.
Milton had previously weakened to a Category 4 storm, but its wind speeds have increased once again past the Category 5 threshold. The storm, located about 480 miles (775 kilometers) from Tampa as of about 5 p.m. EDT, has sustained wind speeds of 165 mph (270 kph), the hurricane center said.
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The hurricane center also extended a storm surge and hurricane warnings on Florida and Georgia’s east coasts.
A view through the Dragon Endeavour window shows Hurricane Milton from space, Oct. 8, 2024, in this screengrab from a video obtained by Reuters. NASA/Matthew Dominick/Handout via REUTERS
