Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with toweri
ng storm surge s and turning debris from Helene's devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.
Milton had previously weakened to a Category 4 storm, but its wind speeds have increased once again past the Category 5 threshold. The storm, located about 480 miles from Tampa as of about 5 p.m. EDT, has sustained wind speeds of 165 mph , the hurricane center said. Among them are the Farm Worker Association of Florida, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and Hope CommUnity Center.
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