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Hurricane Milton by the numbers: what made this hurricane so historic

Summary by WMNF

Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Storm Center | By Leslie Hudson Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s northern Gulf coast, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key on October 9. The storm packed dangerous Category 3 winds of 120 mph, knocking out power to millions of people in Florida and causing at least two dozen deaths. Milton is the third hurricane to hit Florida this year. After an early to m…

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