Hurricane Milton quickly progresses, increases in category and causes the US to declare a state of emergency

The US state of Florida is bracing for the arrival of a second hurricane in less than a week. Now, Hurricane Milton is expected to create the largest evacuation of residents in the United States in eight years. According to preliminary forecasts from the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), the event is progressing rapidly and is expected to reach Florida on Wednesday (9). Information from g1.

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Florida is still recovering from the path of Hurricane Helen, which swept through the state between September 28 and 29, killing 230 people and leaving a trail of destruction in five North American states. Helen reached Category 4 and became the deadliest since Katrina in 2005.

Hurricane Helen is already classified as the deadliest in the United States

Now, Hurricane Milton has already reached Category 5, the maximum intensity, according to the NHC. In addition to the Caribbean and Florida, the event that formed over the weekend will also affect parts of Mexico. This Monday (7), the hurricane was about 1,100 kilometers southwest of Tampa, a city of 398,000 people on the Florida coast. According to the latest readings, winds are now likely to gust up to 280 kilometers per hour.

After Tampa, the event should head to Orlando. Before that, it must pass through the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The hurricane’s rapid progress and development prompted President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency across Florida this Monday (7).

Despite the rapid progress and the short time between one hurricane and another, Dean Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said federal officials are “absolutely prepared” for a new storm.

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