Hurricane Leslie strengthening in central tropical Atlantic
Hundreds of miles to the southeast of Hurricane Kirk, Hurricane Leslie is following in similar footsteps over the central tropical Atlantic.
Hundreds of miles to the southeast of Hurricane Kirk, Hurricane Leslie is following in similar footsteps over the central tropical Atlantic.
Florida is preparing for what will likely be the largest evacuation the state has seen since 2017 as forecasters continue to monitor Tropical Storm Milton, which is expected to become a major hurricane and bring a life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rain to the state this week.
Milton is expected to be a powerful hurricane when it approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast. Depending on the exact landfall location, communities near the hurricane’s core and southward have the potential to see the largest storm surge in their modern history.
Direct Relief reports sending more than 2,000 EpiPen shots to the Tar Heel State to help cope with the potential for bee stings. Beekeepers warn that bees usually become more defensive during the fall as they protect their hives. During the winter, bee activity is usually minimal before foraging and reproduction start up again in the spring.
An alarming change in the forecast now shows the potential for a dangerous hurricane to strike the west coast of Florida later this week with damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and torrential rain.
The Florida Peninsula is on alert for future Hurricane Milton. Computer forecast models are in increasing agreement that the system is going to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico.
It’s now the second weekend of recovery and resilience since Hurricane Helene tore through Florida and the Southeast, killing at least 232 people with hundreds more still unaccounted for from the deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina.
To the southeast of major Hurricane Kirk, Hurricane Leslie is following in similar footsteps.
It’s been one week since Hurricane Helene made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Florida, decimating communities across the Southeast and leaving at least 221 people dead in six states.