Hurricane Milton's landfall imminent in Florida | FOX 26 Tropical Weather Forecast

Hurricane Milton is a bit weaker but remains a dangerous Category 3 system with an earlier landfall expected between 8-10 pm tonight just south of Tampa Bay. Widespread damaging winds 100+ mph, 6-12" of rain, and dangerous storm surge up to 12' is likely around Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Sarasota & Bradenton. Milton will push across the Central Florida Peninsula early Thursday morning and should still be a Category 1 hurricane as it rolls over Orlando. Milton should push out into the western Atlantic and gradually weaken by Thursday afternoon and evening . Invest 93-L in the SW Atlantic has a Low 30% chance of tropical development as it moves NE. Tropical wave is expected to roll off the west coast of Africa over the next day or two with a very low 10% chance to turn into a tropical system. Hurricane Leslie is still churning in the central Atlantic but will soon turn NE away from the U.S.