2024 Hurricane and Tropical Weather

[HmmMysterious]

Milton officially has winds of 185 miles per hour and a pressure of 899 millibars. One of the powerful hurricanes ever in the Gulf of Mexico.

Vortex Data Message

Actually 897 millibars

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843403026985611381

Hurricane Milton on Monday 7 October.



"There's a warning of a possible eight to 12-foot storm surge (2.4 to 3.6m) -
the highest ever for the region -
and the potential for widespread flooding.

'This is the real deal here with Milton',
Tampa mayor Jane Castor told the media.

'If you want to take on Mother Nature,
she wins 100% of the time'."

 

[lonetraveler]

I understand your point, but I do not respect their wishes when they willingly put others lives in jeopardy. Rescue workers will be out there looking for those who defy the evacuation orders.

The problem right now is that there is no where they can go. People who lost their homes due to Hurricane Helene are in any hotels available in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. I feel for those hoping to find a place to stay.

 

[bestill]

Floridians should evacuate to the west, go to Alabama, Mississippi, etc....don't go east! This storm may take a turn and go up the coast. That's our evacuation plan to go west if a storm is moving north, north east. It's amazing what a difference a 100 miles makes.

 

[lonetraveler]

Floridians should evacuate to the west, go to Alabama, Mississippi, etc....don't go east! This storm may take a turn and go up the coast. That's our evacuation plan to go west if a storm is moving north, north east. It's amazing what a difference a 100 miles makes.

You have a very good plan.

 

[Snoopster]

The problem right now is that there is no where they can go. People who lost their homes due to Hurricane Helene are in any hotels available in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. I feel for those hoping to find a place to stay.

And then there are the pre-existing unhomed people. Where would they go? They can get arrested for camping in many cases.

I worry about so many people in the path of this hurricane. I wish all of my fellow WSers and their loved ones a safe week. It just seems so unfair to be hit with two devastating hurricanes is short succession.

 

[dmac55]

Meteorologist Breaks Down on Live TV Over Hurricane Milton's Power: 'I Apologize — This Is Just Horrific' - People

Meteorologist Breaks Down on Live TV Over Hurricane Milton's Power: 'I Apologize — This Is Just Horrific' — People

“It has dropped 50 millibars in 10 hours,” meteorologist John Morales said as tears welled up in his eyes

apple.news

 

[Leilei]

Checking in from Dunedin Florida, aka, where Milton is expected to visit. My thoughts and prayers are with my neighboring people who are on websleuths. Stay safe.

Spent a day in Dunedin a few years ago, when I was visiting family. Such a beautiful town! Stay safe!

 

[HmmMysterious]

Milton has weakened, but he’s still a Category 5. I noticed an eye wall replacement cycle taking place through satellite loops of him, so that’s probably why.

10:00 PM CDT Mon Oct 7 Location: 21.8°N 89.9°W Moving: E at 9 mph Min pressure: 914 mb Max sustained: 165 mph

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CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MILTON MOVING NEAR THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA... ...MILTON POSES AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THREAT TO FLORIDA AND RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ORDERS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS...

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[mickey2942]

Storm surge like that, wouldn't that go clear in land, about 20 miles or more? Especially with the inland waterways?

JMO, but I wish that all political ads would stop, and use the funds to donate for Hurricane relief.

 

[Herat]

Milton has weakened, but he’s still a Category 5. I noticed an eye wall replacement cycle taking place through satellite loops of him, so that’s probably why.

10:00 PM CDT Mon Oct 7 Location: 21.8°N 89.9°W Moving: E at 9 mph Min pressure: 914 mb Max sustained: 165 mph

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CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MILTON MOVING NEAR THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA... ...MILTON POSES AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THREAT TO FLORIDA AND RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ORDERS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS...​

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Also a slight shift farther south-east on the predicted path. Still has Tampa right in it's sights.

The storm is going to cut the state in half with the winds and power outages.

The roads are really impacted with people heading north and east from Tampa. Not so much apparent traffic leaving south western Florida, where their natural path would be east to Miami - Ft Lauderdale.

 

[whitelilac]

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor delivered a dire warning to residents who choose to stay behind in evacuation zones as Hurricane Milton rages toward Florida’s west coast.

“I can say without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you’re gonna die,” Castor told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday.

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-milton-florida-10-07-2024/index.html?t=1728345680202

 

[mickey2942]

Wasn't it Hurricane Fay, in 2008, that zigged/zagged, and made landfall 4 times? This Hurricane is so large, I can easily see that happening again.

 

[RANCH]

Florida evacuation map update as Hurricane Milton explodes in strength

The Category 5 hurricane is set to make landfall in Florida less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene sacked the state.

www.newsweek.com

Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in the Florida counties of Charlotte, Citrus, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Volusia as of Monday evening.

I doubt that everyone in those county's could leave in time even if they wanted to. JMO.

 

[Herat]

Wasn't it Hurricane Fay, in 2008, that zigged/zagged, and made landfall 4 times? This Hurricane is so large, I can easily see that happening again.

Hurricane Fay path:

 

[whitelilac]

The news just gets worse, just awful. Please don't let this be another Katrina.

“Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,” National Hurricane forecasters wrote in a Monday evening forecast. Forecasters said the winds at the center of the hurricane could weaken before it makes landfall overnight on Wednesday, but that the storm will grow much larger, putting much of the Florida peninsula in harms’ way.

The storm intensified so rapidly because waters in the Gulf of Mexico are record hot. Forecasters were aghast at how quickly Milton picked up steam.

“It’s an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane,” said John Morales, a hurricane specialist for NBC 6 South Florida.
bbm

Hurricane Milton: 'Potentially catastrophic' Category 5 storm takes aim at Florida

The latest news on Hurricane Milton as it heads toward Florida, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene just weeks ago. Follow live as the storm approaches landfall.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Herat]

Latest update 1am CST October 8

Wind Speed (sustained): 155 mph
Barometric pressure: 924mb

 

[GatorFL]

Storm surge like that, wouldn't that go clear in land, about 20 miles or more? Especially with the inland waterways?

JMO, but I wish that all political ads would stop, and use the funds to donate for Hurricane relief.

No, I've never seen that even over here on the east coast where we have the intracoastal.

 

[IceIce9]

Milton downgraded to category 4

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-10-08-hurricane-milton-florida-forecast-storm-surge-wind-damage-rainfall?adRef=brn

Here's the latest status on Milton: The hurricane is centered 560 miles southwest of Tampa. It's a strong Category 4 packing 155 mph winds as of 5 a.m. EDT and is tracking east-northeast at 12 mph.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Hurricane Fay path:

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What a visual to absorb........ thanks