TAMPA, Fla. (AP) " A mighty Hurricane Milton flung rain and gusty winds at the Tampa Bay area Wednesday on its steady and potentially catastrophic march toward the west coast of Florida, where officials sounded urgent warnings for residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival.
The National Hurricane Center stressed that it was not certain exactly where Milton's center would come ashore Wednesday night because the storm's path might "wobble," but that the entire Tampa Bay region and points south were at grave risk.
Tropical storm-force winds were just off the coast around midday, the center said.
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