Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s northern Gulf coast, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key on October 9th. The storm packed dangerous Category 3 winds of 120 mph, knocking out power to millions of people in Florida and caused at least two dozen deaths. Milton is the third hurricane to […]
River levels will continue to rise even as sunny conditions prevail across North and Central Florida. A cold front will sweep through the state, at least bringing cold and dry conditions that will help the recovery efforts. A cold front has lost its energy and drapes across Central Florida. But it is attached to another […]
The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continues to track two systems, one in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean. Each have the potential for possible development. The current tropical outlook has one system located in the central tropical Atlantic with a well-defined area of Low pressure. However, this system is embedded in a dry […]
NEW AS OF 11PM: Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane. Milton made landfall on Siesta Key near 8:30PM. Milton’s winds should maintain hurricane strength as it crosses the State, although the winds will start to slowly decrease through the overnight hours. Milton’s highest inland winds are expected in Polk Osceola, and […]
Versión en español abajo Milton officially made landfall near Siesta Key on Wednesday around 8:30 PM. Milton continues to bring damaging constant winds along the Tampa Bay area. Luckily, this landfall south of the Tampa Bay area is causing a reverse storm surge across the bay. Therefore, storm surge levels will not be as high […]
Versión en español abajo The latest track from the National Hurricane Center shows that Milton is about 60 mph from Sarasota to its west-southwest and moving northeast at about 17 mph. The hurricane is expected to land south of Tampa Bay late Wednesday evening. Milton has maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, and wind shear […]
Versión en español abajo Wed. 2 p.m. update: The National Hurricane Center is providing hourly updates on Milton´s position. It is moving to the NNE at about 16 mph. A turn to the northeast is expected later today; the hurricane will slow down a bit with this turn. Tropical storm-force winds are just offshore, and […]
Winds have started to pick up across South and Central Florida, and the weather is quickly deteriorating. Residents must be in their safe places now. Rain bands will move in, creating torrential rains, gusty winds, and thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes. There is a tornado watch in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday. This means conditions […]
