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Milton was a powerful, major hurricane that made landfall along the west coast of Florida. Milton brought dangerous storm surge, powerful winds, and numerous tornadoes to Florida.
As of Oct. 10, five people have died and over 3 million are left without power.
Milton slammed the west coast of Florida on Wednesday night, bringing flooding and heavy rainfall. Milton made landfall with sustained winds of 120 mph but downgraded to a Category 1 storm as it moved further inland.
Across the state on Wednesday, more 100 tornado warnings being issued before Milton made landfall.
Over 18 inches of rain fell in some areas, and high winds destroyed structures in Fort Myers and Tampa.
Storm surge warnings are still in place for the east-central Florida coast through northern Georgia on Thursday morning, and crews are continuing to survey the damage caused by the storm.
More details and forecast information on Milton can be found via the National Hurricane Center.
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Stunning imagery of power loss across Florida after Hurricane Milton made landfall and crossed the state.
Timespan Start: 2024/08/13 07:41 - 2024/10/13 06:58
On October 9th, 2024, Hurricane Milton was a powerful category three storm located over the Gulf of Mexico. The Day/Night band aboard NOAA-21 captured stunning imagery of the hurricane in the early morning hours (image 1). Milton’s prominent eye can be seen while lightning flashes illuminate convection to the northwest of the storm. Meanwhile, the infrared (I5) band grabbed high-resolution imagery of Milton’s structure (images 2 and 3). The darker red colors indicate the coldest, highest clouds in the storm, which are associated with strong convection.
Later that same day, Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, lashing the coast with strong winds and storm surge. These turbulent conditions kicked up sediment in the Gulf waters off the Florida coast (images 4 and 5).
As Milton crossed Florida as a dangerous storm, it left many behind without electricity. Nighttime imagery of central Florida before and after Hurricane Milton shows the devastating extent of the storm (images 6 and 7).
Timespan Start: 2024/10/09 07:38 - 2024/10/13 06:58
Hurricane Milton continues to move eastward over the Atlantic Ocean.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/10 11:44 - 2024/10/10 14:11
Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida as a Category 3 storm.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/09 22:31 - 2024/10/10 00:30
Sunlight fades on Milton as it arrives in Florida.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/09 21:50 - 2024/10/09 21:50
Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, bringing strong winds and numerous tornadoes.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/09 15:00 - 2024/10/09 20:11
Powerful Hurricane Milton crossing the Gulf of Mexico.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 14:00 - 2024/10/09 14:36
High resolution imagery shows the sun rise on Hurricane Milton as it approaches Florida’s west coast.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/09 12:20 - 2024/10/09 14:30
Hurricane Milton’s eye clears as it regains Category 5 intensity.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 18:30 - 2024/10/08 21:14
Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 22:30 - 2024/10/08 22:30
A close up view of Hurricane Milton’s eye packed with powerful winds.
GOES-19 captures 30-second imagery of Hurricane Milton’s clear eye.
GOES-19 imagery is preliminary and non-operational.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 21:40 - 2024/10/08 23:00
Hurricane Milton’s eye captured in high-resolution from NOAA-21.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 18:50 - 2024/10/08 18:50
Hurricane Milton moves slowly across the Gulf of Mexico.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 13:01 - 2024/10/08 18:16
Hurricane Milton putting on an impressive lightning show as it intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 16:38 - 2024/10/08 18:23
Hurricane Milton’s first 48 hours as a system– from a tropical storm to a powerful category 5 hurricane.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/06 14:00 - 2024/10/08 15:30
Hurricane Milton slowly moves eastward across the Gulf of Mexico.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 14:00 - 2024/10/08 14:20
The sun rises on the intense convection within a Category 4 Hurricane Milton.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/08 12:30 - 2024/10/08 14:11
Hurricane Milton strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 13:00 - 2024/10/08 06:20
A Category 5 Hurricane Milton churns in the Gulf of Mexico as wildfires rage in the West.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 22:30 - 2024/10/07 22:30
Prolific lightning flashes within Hurricane Milton’s eye wall as it becomes an extremely powerful hurricane.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 13:00 - 2024/10/07 22:30
Hurricane Milton’s powerful eye is surrounded by lightning as the storm strengthens.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 13:31 - 2024/10/07 18:21
Heavy rainfall soaks southern Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 13:31 - 2024/10/07 18:16
Stunning, high-resolution imagery of Hurricane Milton when it was a Category 5 storm.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 19:19 - 2024/10/07 19:29
A jaw-dropping, high resolution view of Hurricane Milton’s powerful eye.
This 30-second imagery from GOES-19 is preliminary and non-operational.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 16:34 - 2024/10/07 18:01
Hurricane Milton rapidly intensifies from a tropical storm to a Category 5 storm in 24 hours.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/06 16:06 - 2024/10/07 16:06
Hurricane Milton strengthens to a powerful, Category 5 storm with winds of 160 mph (257 km/hr).
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 14:00 - 2024/10/07 15:59
An extraordinary amount of lightning flashes within Hurricane Milton’s eye wall.
Milton churns as a powerful, Category 4 storm.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/07 12:27 - 2024/10/07 13:37
For the first time in recorded history, the three active hurricanes in October or later in the Atlantic Basin.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/06 13:10 - 2024/10/06 18:00
Milton becomes a hurricane as it begins to rapidly intensify.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/06 14:04 - 2024/10/06 17:00
Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Timespan Start: 2024/10/05 12:21 - 2024/10/05 17:36
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