“Hurricane Milton explodes into a Category 5 on track to Florida Gulf Coast” is the headline on CNN right now, making locals and visitors in the Tampa, Fort Myers, and St. Pete’s region of Western Florida nervous.
Florida has faced many Hurricanes and is well-prepared to deal with strong storms. By the time Hurricane Milton arrives on Florida’s West Coast, the hurricane is expected to have softened but can still intensify.
Regions in the Caribbean are watching the storm, but Florida appears to be the clear target of this deadly storm.
Just two weeks ago, Hurricane Helena hit the State, welcoming 137 million visitors and more every year.
The potential consequences of Hurricane Helene, rapidly succeeded by Hurricane Milton, pose a significant threat to the industry’s recovery capability.
Aviation reports about severe turbulence by aircraft crossing the Caribbean from Mexico.
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicates that Milton has strengthened to a category five hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (250 kmh). The minimum pressure has fallen to 925mb.
