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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

‘I’m getting nervous:’ Minnesotan in Florida on Category 5 Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton track
Hurricane Milton track
NOAA via National Hurricane Center

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Florida is facing yet another hurricane after getting slammed by Hurricane Helene last week.

Just before noon Monday, the National Weather Service announced Hurricane Milton had quickly grown into a Category 5 storm — which means catastrophic damage will occur once the storm makes landfall.

Since moving to Dunedin, Fla., from Minneapolis eight years ago, Heather Forness has experienced a handful of big storms.

She spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about her experience.

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