Sunday, Oct 6 update: Latest on Category 1 Hurricane Milton from the National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center’s 1 pm Sunday advisory reported that the tropical storm Milton had upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph. Category 1 Hurricane Milton is 290 miles west-northwest of Progreso Mexico and 815 miles west-southwest of Tampa Florida, with maximum sustained wind of 80 mph. It’s moving 6 mph to the east.