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Milton made landfall on the west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the state's Big Bend region. [2] The thirteenth named storm , ninth hurricane , fourth major hurricane , and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season , Milton was the strongest tropical cyclone to ...
The strongest, Hurricane Milton, formed in the Gulf of Mexico and explosively intensified into the second Category 5 hurricane of the season; it was also the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2024. [1] Milton later made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on October 9, as a Category 3 hurricane.
Milton is set to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday night or Thursday morning as ‘one of the most destructive hurricanes on record’ for the region Mapped: Tracking Hurricane Milton’s path ...
– Hurricane Milton weakens to Category 4 strength about 120 mi (195 km) west of the Dry Tortugas. [104] 20:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. EDT) at – Hurricane Milton weakens to Category 3 strength about 100 mi (155 km) southwest of Tampa. [105]
"The center of Milton, now a Category 4 storm driving sustained winds of 145 mph, was forecast to move across the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday," the National ...
Workers board up a business ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 8, 2024. ... Coldest air of season so far to blast Northeast with gusty winds.
2024 Atlantic hurricane season summary map. Though the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, it got off to the slowest start since 2014. This was due to a large stationary heat dome over Central America and Mexico, as tropical cyclogenesis in June often occurs over the Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea. [10]
Milton is expected to remain a major hurricane until landfall and is pushing an unrelenting storm surge of up to 15 feet toward the vulnerable Sarasota areas south to Boca Grande. While Tampa Bay ...