St. Pete faces a ‘worst-case scenario’ with Milton

Hurricane Milton explosively intensified from a Category 1 to Category 5 storm in just 10 hours Monday, with sustained winds reaching a historic 185 mph.

While Milton slightly weakened late Monday night, meteorologists still expect a Category 3 storm to make landfall in or near Tampa Bay. In its 5 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said residents should expect an “extremely life-threatening” storm surge of 10 to 15 feet and “devastating” winds. 

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St. Pete tower cranes could topple into adjacent buildings

Mayor Ken Welch warned that several high-rise construction cranes could collapse into surrounding buildings due to Hurricane Milton's rapidly strengthening wind and track towards St. Petersburg.

Welch announced the potential, and significant, hazard at a Tuesday afternoon emergency briefing. The four construction sites - three downtown and one in the Gateway area of northeast St. Petersburg - include:

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