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It was only a couple of weeks ago that Florida prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Helene. Yet now, the entire state is in the eye of Hurricane Milton which – at the time of writing – has just been upgraded to a category 5 hurricane, with sustained winds of 160mph.
Florida is again bracing itself for the onslaught of another hurricane. This time – hurricane Helene.
She is forecast to hit today, 26th September, as a category 3 hurricane. As of 2:25pm local time, it is now a category 3 with wind speeds of 120mph. Effects are starting to be seen across the coastline with reports of possible “unsurvivable” storm surges expected.
Update: around 6:20pm local time, Helene has now reached wind speeds of 130mph which makes it a category 4 hurricane. There is a chance it may strengthen to category 5 by landfall in a few hours’ time.
In the worsening weather conditions reminiscent of Hurricane Matthew, back in October 2016, Disney Parks is closing The Walt Disney Resort in Florida again.
This time, they are closing the Disney theme parks and water parks for two days for Hurricane Ian, starting tomorrow, September 28th. Disney Springs will be closed on September 28th, and is forecast to remain closed on September 29th, but this may change depending on the conditions.
The Walt Disney World resort announced on Twitter earlier today that it will be closing all theme parks, water parks, golf courses, Disney Springs and the ESPN sports complex for hurricane Matthew’s arrival.
The closure comes as President Obama declared a state of emergency in 28 Florida counties. Local Governments ordered coastal counties to evacuate, and advised residents in other counties to be off the streets by 6pm this evening.