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9/10/2024 4:47am
Major Hurricane Milton is at Category 5, we have the very latest on the tracking over the next two days and the risks for those most exposed in Florida.
Keep up to date with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for official warnings, or use the CNN Storm Tracker.
Video Published 12:45pm Wed NZDT.
We have extra updates via our X account.
🌀#HurricaneMilton – Atlantic Basin stats so far:#Milton rapidly strengthened from Category1️⃣to major Category5️⃣in just 10 hours🤯#Milton has the second-highest pressure drop in 24 hours (down 84 hPa)#Milton has second biggest increase in winds (153km/h increase in 24 hours) pic.twitter.com/R36m0kNOTd
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) October 9, 2024
🌀#HurricaneMilton's central air pressure yesterday made it the 5th lowest Atlantic Basin barometric pressure ever recorded:
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) October 9, 2024
📉Wilma (2005): 882 hPa (also mb)
📉Gilbert (1988): 888 hPa
📉Labor Day Hurricane (1935): 892 hPa
📉Rita (2005): 895 hPa
📉#Milton (2024): 897 hPa pic.twitter.com/3yZdVmIcgY
At this stage #Milton landfall may be late Thursday NZDT.
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) October 9, 2024
Tracking has shifted southwards today…taking a direct hit just out of #Tampa and placing it directly over #Sarasota. These storms wobble left/right (north/south) and this affects future tracking. Closer it gets, easier… pic.twitter.com/DoQQHY82kW
🌀🌊Peak Storm Surge: 10 to 15 feet is 3 to 4.5 metres. This is a moving current of stormy ocean water heading inland – not calm rising waters. On top of this catastrophic storm surge will be waves whipped up by hurricane force winds. #MILTON #Fl https://t.co/TNEP7oaxfF
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) October 9, 2024
🚨🌀🇺🇸#MILTON weakened to Category 4 overnight and has gone through eyewall replacement – now it's back to Category5️⃣.
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) October 8, 2024
We have a special video update on #HurricaneMilton – we hope to have it published within the hour. #Fl @CNN Storm Tracker: https://t.co/6Ds6mQZlb4 pic.twitter.com/IujHatVnoU
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