Fund. Com Have I Got News For You saturday at nine on cnn im Jessica Dean in New York and tonight, florida is preparing for what could be another Major Hurricane Second One to make landfall in that state in just two weeks. Meteorologists Elisa Raffa is monitoring where and when milton will hit potentially as a category three storm, at least. So what is the latest . It continues to intensify. It is sitting in such Warm Ocean temperatures every update from the Hurricane Center says it is still rapidly intensifying a category one hurricane right now but 85 mile per hour winds, sitting 800 miles west and southwest of tampa, florida. Now as it continues its trek, its going to cut across the Gulf Of Mexico here, which will allow it to rapidly intensify. Again possibly category four hurricane with 145 mile per hour winds as it gets closer to florida, some of that intensity could wane a little bit, gets shaved off and take it down to kind of worried three as it hits landfall. But at that point
Welcome everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im Omar Jimenez in for fredricka whitfield. Were going to start today with Breaking News because yet another Hurricane Threat is facing floridas West Coast. Just moments ago, tropical Storm Milton Florida as a category three storm in just a few days. Now, governor Ron Desantis has declared a State Of Emergency for 51 counties ahead of and it could bring devastating Storm Surge to parts of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Cnns Rafael Romo joins me. Now, Rafael Helene slammed into florida just ten days ago. I know you were on the ground covering some of its devastation. Can you tell us what were learning now ahead of this potential impact here yes, some are high. This is probably going to feel like a onetwo punch for many floridians in addition to we clearing a State Of Emergency and 51 states, florida governor Ron Desantis has ordered Management Sites to be opened 24 7, so that many areas covered by debris after Hurricane Helene
Helene made landfall, and governor Ron Desantis is warning people in the Hurricanes Path take this storm serious so please keep an eye on this storm theres a bit the greater cone covers almost the entire West Coast of florida at this point. And so even if youre not in the cone as it gets closer, certainly if youre on the dirty side of the storm, theres going to be surge that goes outside the cone thats going to be significant. So just prepare for that and understand that something that is likely to happen just moments ago, florida Officials Evacuation orders as soon as tomorrow and just one county is Tracking Milton for us. So what are you seeing as far as its path and where its protect projected to bring here i mean, were worried about it rapidly intensifying. Again. And as it heads towards the West Coast of florida, that will bring Storm Surge, ive been down the coast, damaging winds and Heavy Rain is right now a category one hurricane and are ready rapidly intensified from yesterday
Welcome, everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im Omar Jimenez in for fredricka whitfield. We start this hour with breaking News Hurricane Milton is now a category one hurricane threatening floridas West Coast with devastating Storm Surge, flooding, and damaging winds. Its forecast to intensify into at least a category three storm before making landfall in just a few days the team covering this dangerous storm, Cnn Correspondent Rafael Romo And Cnn meteorologist Elisa Raffa are here. I want to start with you, rafael, though what are we learning as far as preparations and other things go . Hey omar, this is a very serious situation in addition to the clearing of State Of Emergency and 51 counties, florida governor Ron Desantis has ordered Management Sites to remain open 24 7, so that many areas covered by debris after Hurricane Helene can be cleared before the arrival of milton, which became a hurricane this afternoon more than 800 guardsmen are currently deployed for debris removal, but the
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