HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — It's official — Jim Cantore is in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton, a powerful, major hurricane expected to make landfall midweek somewhere along Florida's Gulf Coast.
The Weather Channel said 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 reportedly in Tampa, Florida. A Weather Channel report showed him reporting from Hillsborough County.
What's going on with Milton?
Hurricane Milton continues to "rapidly intensify" as it continues its track toward Florida and is now a major Category 4 storm, according to national hurricane forecasters.
Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Now, as a Category 4 hurricane, the storm is a major hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.
Florida could see impacts beginning Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
As of the latest advisory, the storm is about 735 miles west-southwest of Tampa with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph. It is moving east-southeast at 8 mph.
"Further strengthening is expected, and Milton is forecast to become an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane later today and maintain that intensity for the next couple of days," the NHC said.
Ahead of the storm, several Tampa Bay area counties have issued mandatory evacuations. To find the latest evacuation orders, click or tap here.
