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Hurricane Milton is producing stronger tornadoes than a hurricane normally would, according to Max Defender 8 Chief Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli.
The 126 tornado warnings issued Oct. 9 ahead of Hurricane Milton's Florida landfall more than doubled any previous calendar day back to at least 1986. ... Katrina (2005), Rita (2005) and Harvey ...
Milton made landfall on the west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the state's Big Bend region. [2] 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 ...
Milton's projected impact has tied it with other infamous hurricanes like Andrew and Katrina on the strongest Atlantic Hurricanes of all time. Here are some other comparable storms. Hurricane Allen
Ten Atlantic hurricanes—Camille, Allen, Andrew, Isabel, Ivan, Dean, Felix, Irma, Maria, and Milton—reached Category 5 intensity on more than one occasion; that is, by reaching Category 5 intensity, weakening to a Category 4 status or lower, and then becoming a Category 5 hurricane again. Such hurricanes have their dates shown together.
Hurricane Milton's tornadoes in Florida were a leading cause of death and damage from the storm. The U.S. has seen an abnormal number of intense tornadoes linked to hurricanes this year.
Hurricane Milton was centered about 815 miles (1,310 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa on Sunday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kmh), the National Hurricane Center said. “You have time to prepare — all day today, all day Monday, probably all day Tuesday to be sure your hurricane preparedness plan is in place ...
Hurricane Milton is already the second-strongest Gulf hurricane in recorded history following closely behind Hurricane Rita -- and experts predict the Category 5 storm will only intensify as it ...