ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Milton will bring the potential for strong damaging winds, considerable rainfall, threat for flooding, tornadoes and even coastal storm surge through the duration of the storm.
Milton on Tuesday continues to move through the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as a major hurricane.
Many models are in agreement that the critical core with the most damaging conditions slice through the heart of Central Florida along the I-4 corridor.
The heaviest rainfall will fall north of the center of Milton with some isolated amounts reaching double digit rain totals. The shear amount of rainfall will swell rivers and waterways across Central Florida, especially along the St. Johns River and low-lying areas.
Milton had intensified quickly Monday, becoming a Category 5 storm at midday with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph before being downgraded.
While fluctuations in intensity are expected, Milton is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane through landfall in Florida.
Make sure all your hurricane preparations are completes by sundown on Tuesday, and you are in place to ride out the storm by noon on Wednesday.
Here’s what to expect in each county:
Brevard County
Flagler County
Lake County
Marion County
Orange County
Osceola County
Polk County
Seminole County
Sumter County
Volusia County
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