Hurricane season is not over yet.
Tropical Storm Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center announced Saturday.
The system is expected to upgrade to a hurricane on Sunday and reach hurricane strength this week, reaching the west coast of the Florida peninsula. It’s been just over a week since Helene’s landfall, which left at least 128 dead, with hundreds still missing.
Florida residents should be on the lookout for life-threatening storm surges, high winds and heavy rain late Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Where is Tropical Storm Milton right now?
According to the NHC’s 7 a.m. weather advisory Sunday:
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Location: 355 miles west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico
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Maximum sustained wind: 60 km/h
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Current movement: East at 5 km/hour
More: Where are all those predicted hurricanes? Experts fear they are still coming.
Where will Tropical Storm Milton hit?
Early forecasts show the tropical system moving from east to northeast, away from Texas, across the Gulf of Mexico. The NHC says Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the Florida Peninsula, the Florida Keys and the northwestern Bahamas should monitor the progress of this system.
Regardless of the development, locally heavy rains are possible over the next two days in parts of Mexico, and in much of Florida late this weekend into mid-week. Hurricane and Storm Surge watches will likely be needed for parts of Florida late Sunday.
Rainfall of up to 8 inches is expected in parts of the Florida Peninsula and the Keys through Wednesday night, the NHC forecast predicts.
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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Where will Hurricane Milton hit? Track path, spaghetti models
