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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 occur worldwide in 2024.
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. [2] Milton later made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on October 9, as a Category 3 hurricane.
The 10-foot-tall metal sculpture “Go Ask Dallas” munches on a metal carrot as hurricane flags fly in the distance in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2024, in advance of Hurricane Milton.
Minor road flooding persisted around Tampa shortly before dawn following the overnight passage of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. Coastal community of Venice begins assessing damage.
Debris from homes flooded by Hurricane Helene sits curbside as Hurricane Milton approaches on Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Florida. / Credit: AP Photo/Mike Carlson.
– 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]
Fred Hill gets a few drinks from his destroyed home after it was hit by a tornado and flooding caused by Hurricane Milton, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Matlacha, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier ...
Milton rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday with sustained winds surpassing a brutal 180mph. It slowed to a Category 4 on Tuesday morning then restrengthend.