Will Tropical Storm Milton impact Greenville and Spartanburg?

As cities in the southeastern United States slowly recover from Helene’s destruction, another potential threat looms in the Gulf: Tropical Storm Milton.

Tropical Depression 14 quickly developed into Tropical Storm Milton over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and could become a major hurricane if it reaches Florida, the latest warning from the National Hurricane Center says.

Greenville and Spartanburg, which are still recovering from outages, debris and damage caused by Helene, are not at the center of the storm’s track, according to the NHC’s latest forecasts. However, the center warns that dangerous conditions could exist in areas outside this zone. By Saturday afternoon, the center of the storm was forecast to reach coastal areas of South Carolina.

When is Milton coming to Florida?

Milton could make landfall near St. Petersburg and Tampa late Tuesday or early Wednesday, USA Today reported.

Milton is expected to strengthen rapidly over the next 36 hours and could be at or near major hurricane strength (Category 3, 4 or 5) when it approaches the west coast of the Florida Peninsula midweek, bringing the risk of life-threatening impacts is bringing to parts of the state’s west coast, the NHC said.

Milton is expected to remain over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through Sunday night, then move over the south-central Gulf of Mexico on Monday and Tuesday and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by Wednesday morning.

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According to Saturday’s forecast from the National Weather Service, the chance of rain next week is slim.

Will Tropical Storm Milton become a hurricane?

The tropical storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane early Monday, according to the NHC.

What is the forecast for South Carolina? Is there more rain ahead?

Scott Krentz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Greer, said fall should arrive Monday and last through the week.

“We’re going to see typical fall weather, actually it should be nice,” he said, while Canadian winds bring a slightly colder and drier front.

Most of Milton is expected to remain far east of the Upstate, he said.

Higher than average temperatures this weekend should give way to slightly cooler than normal temperatures next week, Krentz said.

According to the National Weather Service, there’s not really a good chance of rain over the next seven days, he said.

Humidity should drop and winds be mild starting Monday, creating good conditions for those recovering and rebuilding from Helene, Krantz said.

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