In 24 hours, Hurricane Milton was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane, and it is now expected to hit Florida either on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Experts online are sharing facts about how scary this natural disaster is and are urging people to evacuate as soon as possible. The catastrophic Helene caused many tornadoes and rainfall-triggered flooding, particularly in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia. Over 200 lives were lost due to it.  It was the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Big Bend region of Florida, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Maria (in 2017), and the deadliest to strike the US mainland since Hurricane Katrina (in 2005).  Now, another natural disaster is happening in the United States. It’s called Hurricane Milton and it’s happening in the Gulf of Mexico.  A bit later that same day, Milton was upgraded to a hurricane and was reported to intensify rapidly. The next day, October 7, the account retweeted NHC Storm Surge’s tweet about the increasing risk of Milton for portions of the west coast of the Florida Peninsula beginning Tuesday night or early Wednesday.  Then, every couple of hours or so there were updates about Milton intensifying even further. It was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, then 4, and finally 5.  Look I know they call it the pan handle, but how is it not obvious it should be d something else closer to what it actually both looks like and it’s basic intellectual output. Like, I don’t know, maybe the Dumb handle? That being said for those in the way of this storm, I truly hope you are out of harms way before it strikes. Storm chaser Colin McCarthy said that “Hurricane Milton will go down in history” as it went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in only 24 hours. Also, meteorologist Dylan Federico pointed out that Milton is the second fastest hurricane on record to go from Category 1 to Category 5 in the Atlantic Basin.  If it stays on the expected course, it’s going to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Tampa Bay in over 100 years.  By Monday morning, some of the gas stations in the Fort Myers and Tampa areas had already run out of gas.  At this point, since the hurricane is still active, more news will follow. If you’re in or near the potentially affected areas, please evacuate to safety. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.

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