Hurricane Milton's triple threat
In the span of one day, a Category 1 hurricane headed for western Florida escalated to the highest intensity there is: Category 5.
Since then, the predicted wind intensity for Hurricane Milton has ebbed and flowed ahead of the hurricane's expected landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
But for now, experts are calling it an "extremely life-threatening situation."
NPR spoke to a meteorologist who broke down the triple threat Hurricane Milton poses.
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Since then, the predicted wind intensity for Hurricane Milton has ebbed and flowed ahead of the hurricane's expected landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
But for now, experts are calling it an "extremely life-threatening situation."
NPR spoke to a meteorologist who broke down the triple threat Hurricane Milton poses.
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