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Hurricane Milton Spawns Tornado Outbreak Ahead Of FL Landfall
The National Weather Service issued dozens of tornado warnings Wednesday morning and afternoon as Milton churned toward FL's west coast.

The National Weather Service issued dozens of tornado warnings Wednesday morning and afternoon as Milton churned toward FL's west coast.

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Additionally, some cruise lines have had to cancel voyages due to potential threats from Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm in the Gulf.
Dozens of Waffle House locations were closed Wednesday, indicating Hurricane Milton's expected devastating impact on the Tampa Bay area.
Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm, is expected to steamroll central Florida before sending impacts to southeast Georgia.
Milton remained a strong storm Wednesday afternoon as if moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward projected landfall in the Tampa Bay area.
Access to the barrier islands - Casey key, Manasota Key, Siesta Key and Longboat Key - closed Tuesday evening, Sarasota-area officials said.
Hurricane Milton is expected to bring catastrophe to Florida's west coast, but forecasters told Patch parts of GA could be impacted.
​In anticipation of Hurricane Milton's impact on Florida, several schools have closed and will remain closed for a few days.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday assured residents there was not a gas outage though 1,000 stations are reportedly out of fuel.
Some Tampa Bay-area residents share their stories as mandatory evacuation orders are in place ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Milton is expected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday as an "extremely dangerous" storm.
Ahead of Hurricane Milton's hit to Florida, Manatee County crews will shut down water service to Anna Maria Island and area bridges.
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Officials urged Floridians to heed evacuation orders ahead of Milton's predicted landfall. "If you choose to stay, you are going to die."
As Hurricane Milton churns across the Gulf as a Cat. 5 storm towards FL, several major airports announced closures and flight cancellations.
Forecasters told Patch the impacts from Category 5 Hurricane Milton may not spare coastal and southeast Georgia.
Evacuation orders are in effect throughout the Tampa Bay area as Category 5 Hurricane Milton tears across the Gulf towards Florida.
Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a strong Cat. 5 storm with winds as high as 180 mph in the Gulf, forecasters said.
A tropical system that formed Saturday in the Gulf could become a major hurricane before making landfall in Florida, forecasters say.