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The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week in the Raleigh area for their season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night

Sports teams in Florida adjust schedules as Hurricane Milton approaches, impacting games and practices. Stay updated with the latest sports news.

Airports and airlines in Tampa Bay area prepare for Hurricane Milton. Travelers advised on closures and rebooking options by major airlines.

Evacuations have been ordered in the area, which is still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene

The Category 5 storm is expected to hit the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and Tampa Bay region in Florida.

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy backwater

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are planning to relocate to the New Orleans area to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Saints with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall along Florida’s west coast this week

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will travel to New Orleans early and practice at Yulman Stadium this week to avoid Hurricane Milton:

Hurricane Milton intensifies to Category 4, threatening Florida. Tampa Bay Buccaneers relocate. Tampa Bay Lightning game canceled. Storm surge and evacuati...

Hurricane Milton has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline

The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, then cut across the Sunshine State to the Atlantic Ocean.