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Editor's note: This page reflects the news on Hurricane Milton from Thursday, Oct. 10. For the latest updates on the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, read USA TODAY's live hurricane coverage for ...
This radar image of Major Hurricane Milton was captured just before landfall on Wednesday evening, Oct. 9, 2024. Since the eye is coming south of Tampa Bay, communities will be spared the worst ...
Milton's path updates: Hurricane Milton tracker Developments : ∎ Milton was centered about 405 miles southwest of Tampa, rolling northeast near 12 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center ...
October 9 – Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h), becoming the second major hurricane to strike Florida in under a two-week period. [221] The storm brought significant flooding and damaging winds to much of the state.
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 ...
– Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida with sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a central pressure of 954 mbar (28.17 inHg). [ 61 ] 02:00 UTC (10:00 p.m. EDT, October 9) at 27°30′N 82°18′W / 27.5°N 82.3°W / 27.5; -82.3 ( Milton weakens to Category 2 strength
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.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season that became the third-costliest on record, behind only 2017 and 2005. The season featured 18 named storms , 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes ; it was also the first since 2019 to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes .