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Live updates: ‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Milton brings high winds, destructive waves

The U.S. National Hurricane Center forecasts the storm will make landfall on the west coast of Florida by Wednesday. (Source: U.S. National Hurricane Center) The U.S. National Hurricane Center forecasts the storm will make landfall on the west coast of Florida by Wednesday. (Source: U.S. National Hurricane Center)
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U.S. forecasters are warning of destructive waves, devastating winds and flash floods through the week as Hurricane Milton makes its way from the Yucatan Peninsula toward Florida.

Milton is expected to grow in size and reach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.

“This is an extremely life-threatening situation,†reads the U.S. National Hurricane Center’s Tuesday morning advisory.

Follow along for live updates throughout the day.

5:15 a.m. EDT: ‘Life-threatening storm surge’

Federal forecasters say “damaging hurricane-force winds and a life-threatening storm surge†are expected across the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday.

In its 4 a.m. CDT (5 a.m. EDT) advisory, the National Hurricane Center located the eye of the storm northeast of Progreso, Mexico. 

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