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When Hurricane Milton reaches Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the immense and powerful storm could generate “life-threatening” storm surge of up to 15 feet.
The National Hurricane Center’s peak storm surge forecast map released on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall somewhere along the state’s west coast.
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s western coast on Wednesday night, making landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm. The intense hurricane spawned tornadoes, dumped rain across much of the ...
Milton underwent rapid intensification from a tropical storm on Sunday morning into a Category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours. On Tuesday, it was a strong Category 4 for much of the day before ...
A storm surge of 5 ft (1.52 m) to 10 ft (3.04 m) was recorded from Naples to Siesta Key, including Charlotte Harbor. [8] Water levels rose over 8 ft (2.4 m) near Sarasota. [8] Naples saw a storm surge of 5.75 ft (1.75 m). [8] On the other side of the state, Daytona experienced a storm surge peak between 4 ft (1.2 m) to 4.5 ft (1.37 m). [154]
What Hurricane Milton's 15-foot storm surge would look like in Rhode Island. For Rhode Island, STORMTOOLS offers the most detailed storm surge maps.
A storm surge, storm flood, tidal surge, or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low-pressure weather systems, such as cyclones. It is measured as the rise in water level above the normal tidal level, and does not include waves. [1]
Storm surge will extend southward of the landfall point for the entire west coast." Map shows the forecast wind speeds for Hurricane Milton, as of early on Oct. 8, 2024. / Credit: NOAA/National ...