(Reuters) - A system located several hundred miles to the east-northeast of Bermuda in the central subtropical Atlantic strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaac, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.
Isaac is located about 690 miles (1,110 km) east-northeast of Bermuda, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h), the Miami-based forecaster said.
(Reporting by Daksh Grover in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
"Meteorologists are running out of adjectives to describe how powerful Hurricane Milton is getting."
Here’s the latest on Category 4 Hurricane Milton
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Debi and Trevor Jones of Clearwater prepared their boat in Treasure Island, Florida as Hurricane Milton remained a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region. (AP video: Mike Stewart)
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As Floridians make plans to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, they’re facing clogged highways, gas shortages and empty grocery shelves.
Meteorologist Jaclyn Whittal has the forecast details
People in Yauri town say they can now go to their farms or out on to the river to fish without fear.
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Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in the early morning of Oct. 10, bringing catastrophic rainfall and winds, as well as causing life-threatening storm surge and flooding.
Tampa Bay Mayor Jane Castor said "if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you're gonna die."
StormTeam 5 meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicalese explains how a powerful hurricane like Milton creates a bubble of water with low pressure and high winds, resulting in catastrophic storm surge.
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The latest update on powerful Category 5 Hurricane Milton as the track continues to nudge south towards Sarasota.
The nation’s eyes are on Florida as Hurricane Milton seems poised to strike the state this week — nearly two weeks after experiencing the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Residents of the Sunshine State are no strangers to hurricanes, but experts are sounding the alarm regarding Milton. The storm rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane…
Tampa Bay – the nation's most vulnerable metro area to storm surge – could be about to see its worst flooding in over a century.
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