HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — It's official — Jim Cantore is in Florida for Hurricane Milton, a powerful, major hurricane set to make landfall late Wednesday on Florida's Gulf Coast.
The Weather Channel said on Monday the famed hurricane harbinger touched down in Hillsborough County. Cantore and several other Weather Channel meteorologists were dispatched to Florida's West Coast to cover the tropical system.
Early Monday morning, the Facebook group called "Tracking Jim Cantore" had a post indicating Cantore was in Tampa. A post on Facebook from the Weather Channel Monday morning showed Cantore reporting from the area.
Where is Jim Cantore?
Right now, Jim Cantore is in Tampa, Florida. A Weather Channel post on Wednesday confirmed his location on a map indicating where all their team members are located for Hurricane Milton coverage.
What's going on with Milton?
Hurricane Milton continues at Category 4 strength as it approaches Florida's west coast the National Hurricane Center said.
Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Early Monday morning, Milton kicked off a rapid intensification starting as a Category 2 storm. It has waffled between Category 4 and 5 strength since Tuesday.
"Milton expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida late Wednesday as a dangerous major hurricane," forecasters said.
Florida is likely to see the most severe impacts on Wednesday.
"While fluctuations in intensity are expected, Milton is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane through landfall in Florida," the NHC said.
