Hurricane Milton’s growing wind field will cover nearly the entire Florida Peninsula as the hurricane moves over the state Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
Milton’s tropical storm-force wind field of sustained winds of 39 mph or greater has already more than ›doubled in size since yesterday and currently stretches for more than 300 miles from one end to the other.
The wind field will continue to grow Thursday morning and will stretch for 425 miles, reaching from Miami on the southern end to Savannah, Georgia, on its northern end.
Milton’s peak wind speeds decreased this afternoon, and the hurricane now has sustained winds of 125 mph, making it a Category 3 hurricane.
The hurricane’s category change isn’t going to lessen its impacts. Heavy rain, strong winds and a prolific tornado outbreak are underway in Florida with worse conditions and life-threatening storm surge to come.
Hurricane-force winds will start to batter the coast later today ahead of Milton’s landfall tonight. The hurricane’s most torrential rainfall will also get underway for areas north of its center ahead of landfall.
