Radar image of Hurricane Milton Monday. [Credit: National Weather Service]
Key Takeaways:
Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, is expected to make landfall on Florida's west coast by Wednesday evening, bringing "extremely life-threatening" destructive storm surge.
Numerous Florida airports, including Tampa (KTPA), St. Pete-Clearwater (KPIE), Orlando (KMCO), and Sarasota Bradenton (KSRQ), are closing or suspending commercial operations in anticipation of the hurricane.
Airports are reiterating that they are not public shelters and advise travelers to check directly with airlines for flight status due to widespread cancellations and closures.
Multiple airports in Florida are closing in preparation for Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall on the west coast of the state by Wednesday evening.
Tuesday morning, the storm was categorized as a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds around 150 mph and hurricane-force winds extending up to 30 miles from its center.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
