Hello everybody and welcome along to this MARCA in English live blog tracking the progress of Hurricane Milton which continues to threaten millions of people across the US East Coast, Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico
The center of Hurricane Milton could come ashore TODAY in the Tampa Bay region, which has not endured a direct hit by a major hurricane in more than a century. Scientists expect the system to weaken slightly before landfall, though it could retain hurricane strength as it churns across central Florida toward the Atlantic Ocean. That would largely spare other states ravaged by Helene, which killed at least 230 people on its path from Florida to the Carolinas.
Even if Hurricane Milton weakens in wind intensity by the time it hits Florida’s Gulf Coast, as forecast suggests, experts are warning that this does not mean less danger.
The Tampa metro area has a population of more than 3.3 million people
