Hurricane Milton classified as a Category 5 storm once again

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Hurricane Milton is again a Category 5 storm as it barrels toward the Florida coastline, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday afternoon.

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 (775 kilometres) from Tampa as of about 5 p.m. EDT, has sustained wind speeds of 165 mph (270 kph), the hurricane centre said.

The hurricane centre also extended a storm surge and hurricane warnings on Florida and Georgia’s east coasts.

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