Oct. 9 (UPI) --Hurricane Milton's tropical storm-force winds now are just offshore of the western coast of Florida, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 2 p.m. EDT update. The storm ...
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Castor noted that storm surge caused by Helene, while destructive, was significantly lower than the surge forecast for a vast stretch of Florida's western coast, including Tampa, with Milton.
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Updated forecasts for Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Orlando, Miami and Jacksonville.
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