Hurricane Milton update: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 

MILTON UPDATE | Hurricane Milton has "explosively" intensified as a Cat 5 storm, the NHC says. Meteorologist Mike Prangley has the latest forecast.
Within hours, Hurricane Milton "explosively intensified" from a Category 2 storm to a powerful, major Category 5 hurricane. While it's forecast to bring dangerous conditions to Florida and the Tampa Bay area, Milton is expected to weaken before reaching landfall sometime midweek.
Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Early Monday morning, Milton kicked off a rapid intensification starting as a Category 2 storm. By noon, the storm had strengthened to a large Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.
Florida could see impacts beginning Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
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