Even with the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton, the Bruins’ season-opening away game against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night is still set to get underway.
Milton, which re-intensified back into a Category 5 storm Tuesday evening, is projected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday night.
According to forecasters, the storm underwent one of the most “extreme rapid intensifications” in recent memory on Monday as it churned over the Gulf of Mexico.
Even though forecasters expect Milton to weaken into a low-grade Category 4 storm or high-end Category 3 by the time it makes landfall in Florida Wednesday night, the storm is expected to bring widespread damage due to 10 to 15-foot storm surges, major flooding, and blistering winds.