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Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, about five miles west of Sarasota, as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the National Hurricane Center ...
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
That 155 mile per hour gust was the strongest NWS recorded Wednesday. Gusts in Cape Coral reached 140 miles per hour, Carlisle said. Carlisle said NWS will have sustained wind information after ...
A storm surge of 10-15 feet from south of Venice to Cape Coral and Fort Myers, Florida, and 6-10 feet possible in Naples and Marco Island, Florida. However, even at these levels, great risk to ...
Throughout the county, the hurricane caused major impacts to 3,515 commercial and residential structures and demolished 33 others. Building damages alone in Collier County totaled about $2.2 billion. [65] After moving across Charlotte Harbor, the eye of Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Florida Peninsula in Charlotte County, near Punta Gorda ...
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.
An EF0 tornado in Cape Coral damaged 11 homes, leaving $103,000 in damage. [88] August 21–22 – Hurricane Bill produced waves between 5 and 6 ft (1.5 and 1.8 m) along the east coast of Florida, resulting in one fatality at New Smyrna Beach. [89] August 28 – Wave heights reached 7 ft (2.1 m) from Tropical Storm Danny off eastern Florida. [90]
Hurricane Milton, now a Category 4, is expected to make landfall near Tampa Wednesday night, producing storm surge of up to 15 feet between Cape Coral and Yankeetown.