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The National Hurricane Center had warned that Milton was likely to strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by minimum sustained winds of 111 mph, and its status was confirmed at 8 a.m. Monday.
Milton has strengthened back up to a major Category 5 hurricane following fluctuations in intensity on Tuesday, with the National Hurricane Center billing it as “one of the most destructive ...
The National Hurricane Center predicted that it could possibly weaken to a Category 3 before making landfall, but where it makes landfall could produce drastic differences in how the bay is hit by ...
Satellite images taken before and after the passing of Hurricane Milton show building and roof damage in Siesta Key on Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Hurricane Milton battered Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday night with 120 mph winds and a punishing surge as it made landfall in Sarasota County at around 8:30 p.m.
As it did so, a pinhole eye measuring 4 nautical miles (7 km) soon developed within very deep convection of around −80 °C (−112 °F), [22] with Milton becoming a major hurricane and soon after a Category 5 hurricane, by 11:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC respectively on October 7, [23] [24] making it the second Category 5 hurricane of the season ...
For the latest news on Hurricane Milton, visit USA TODAY's hurricane tracker for Thursday, Oct. 10. Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida at about 8:30 p.m. ET Wednesday night ...
Milton is only 1 of 7 hurricanes to go from a category 1 to a category 5 hurricane in under 24 hours and is the second fastest to do so behind Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Track Hurricane Milton Live