Floridians are bracing themselves for Hurricane Milton, one of the strongest storms on record in the Atlantic Ocean, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helen devastated the US Southeast. With sustained winds of more than 180 miles per hour, Milton is expected to make landfall in West Florida on Wednesday. Storm surges, which could hit the densely populated Tampa Bay area, are estimated to reach 15 feet. According to National Hurricane Center.
Helen left Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia to contend with record storm surges, wind damage and catastrophic flooding. More than 230 people were killed and millions of homes and businesses were left without power in six states.
The ferocious storms follow a summer lull in what is projected to be an especially active hurricane season, which could stretch into November.
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