Even 145 is nothing to sneeze at but it sure seems like Milton is being used to steal the weather news cycle from the FEMA failure in NC with Helene.
Posted on 10/08/2024 2:00:07 AM PDT by Libloather
With Hurricane Milton hitting winds of up to 180 miles per hour and at such a high speed, scientists are wondering if the storm defies the five category system and should go up to a Category 6.
Florida’s Gulf Coast braced on Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton’s near-record winds and expected massive storm surge, which could bring destruction to areas already reeling from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago and still recovering from Ian’s wrath two years ago.
Almost the entirety of Florida’s west coast was under a hurricane warning early on Tuesday as the Category 5 storm and its 165mph winds crept toward the state at 9mph, sucking energy from the Gulf of Mexico’s warm water.
The strongest Atlantic hurricane on record is 1980’s Allen, which reached wind speeds of 190 mph as it moved through the Caribbean and Gulf before striking Texas and Mexico.
The storm, which CNN called 'the strongest on Earth in 2024,' was described by an Orlando meteorologist as 'nothing short of astronomical.'
'I am at a loss for words to meteorlogically describe you the storms small eye and intensity,' Noah Bergen said.
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My sis is staying put in Bradenton she had just put her restaurant back together after Helene on Anna Maria and then this storm comes along. Very concerned I cannot convince her and hubby to leave.
I flew into a typhoon in 1969 with a 4 mile diameter eye. We coul barely stay inside the eye to take measurements.
Top winds have backed off somewhat to 145 mph as of 0700 NOAA report.
Trump’s fault
“I flew into a typhoon in 1969 with a 4 mile diameter eye. We coul barely stay inside the eye to take measurements.”
Wow... That is barely enough room to circle around... I can’t even imagine how intense that was...
That’s old data... It was 897mb yesterday.
Because it is too far for U.S. base radar to see it due to the curvature of the Earth. Mexico does not have advanced weather radar.
Satellites and aircraft provide our data until it gets closer..
Stormy Danials
Still waiting for some scientists to risk professional persecution by linking these weather effects to the water vapor injected into the atmosphere by Hunga Tonga.
Won’t hold my breath.
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
Must be global warming.
A charging chariot knows no rank!
Hurricanes are like cats: they do what they damn well please. Figuring out something as chaotic and multivariate as a tropical cyclone will always be a challenge.
CC
And the pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals stole the handles.
CC
What?
Yes! Did you check out the atmospheric rivers on this storm?!
New narrative boost for global warming.
Dr. Fu Manchu’s weather machine is nowhere near Florida.
Even 145 is nothing to sneeze at but it sure seems like Milton is being used to steal the weather news cycle from the FEMA failure in NC with Helene.
I watch with this. I can see any hurricanes world-wide all at the same time.
Zoom in, zoom out with arrows or mouse, click anywhere to get windspeed. CLick and drag to move all over the planet. See more than they want you to on TV.
Wouldn’t it expect to go down in speed as it hits landfall?
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