NHC: Milton Rapidly Intensifying, Expected to Become Major Category 4 or 5 Hurricane Monday
By Space Coast Daily // October 7, 2024
rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches are forecast for the Space Coast
WATCH: National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Michael Brennan provides an update on Tropical Storm Milton on Sunday.
Related Story:WATCH: NHC Predicts Hurricane Conditions for Brevard By Midweek, Danny Treanor Provides Reminders on How to Get Prepared
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER – As of 11 p.m. Sunday, Milton has strengthened into a Category 1 Hurricane, with max sustained winds of 90 mph.
National Hurricane Center officials said its hurricane hunters discovered Milton is rapidly intensifying and is expected to become a major Category 4 or 5 hurricane on Monday in the central Gulf of Mexico.
It is then predicted to become a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall on the west coast of Florida on Wednesday evening.
Brevard County Public Works Provides Free Sandbags for Citizens Starting Monday
On the Space Coast, rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches are forecast and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 51 counties ahead of Milton’s landfall on the Florida west coast Wednesday morning.
With the National Hurricane Center’s forecast of a major hurricane that will strike the west coast of Florida and will bring hurricane conditions to Brevard County, longtime Central Florida Meteorologist and Space Coast Daily correspondent Danny Treanor offers some sage advice and reminders on how to prepare for a storm. CLICK HERE TO WACH
