Hurricane Milton remained a “catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane overnight Wednesday, forecast to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast close to midnight still as a major Category 4 hurricane with “devastating” 130 mph winds and 15-foot surge, according to the National Hurricane Center.
“Damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge, and heavy rainfall will extend well outside the forecast cone,” forecasters said. “This is a very serious situation and residents in Florida should closely follow orders from their local emergency management officials.”
As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of Milton was located about 300 miles southwest of Tampa moving
