Milton Strengthens To Category 4 Hurricane, US NHC Says
By Reuters
October 8, 2024 at 11:00:00 AM
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Milton intensifying and on track to become a hurricane before its expected landfall in Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico October 6, 2024. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Milton intensifying and on track to become a hurricane before its expected landfall in Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico October 6, 2024. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
(Reuters) - Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
Milton is located about 150 miles (240 km) west of Progreso Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said.
(Reporting by Swati Verma in Bengaluru)
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