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Tropical Storm Milton set to become hurricane impacting Florida’s west coast

By Thomson Reuters Oct 5, 2024 | 4:16 PM

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Milton has strengthened and is set to become a hurricane that will impact Florida’s west coast next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

The storm was about 385 miles (620 km) west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (70 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said.

(Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)