Eta regained hurricane strength on Wednesday off the southwestern coast of Florida and was expected to make landfall on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
The category 1 hurricane was about 170 miles (270 km) south southwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph), the NHC added.
(Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens) ((Brijesh.Patel1@thomsonreuters.com; Within U.S. +1 651 848 5832, Outside U.S. +91 8067493865; Reuters Messaging: Brijesh.Patel1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
