Hurricane Milton poses a serious threat to Florida’s Gulf Coast, including Tampa. Forecasts suggest rapid intensification, potentially reaching Category 3 strength. This would bring life-threatening storm surges, extreme winds, and severe impacts to property and life. Residents should be prepared for evacuations and take necessary precautions.
#Tampa listen up. If the forecast holds, #Milton would be a hurricane that nobody on the west coast of #Florida has ever experienced. Massive storm surge & extreme winds. The threat to life & property is immense. You have a couple of short days to prepare & evacuate if needed. pic.twitter.com/ZJtCAVJGEk
— Mike Bettes (@mikebettes) October 5, 2024
“HURRICANE MILTON: This is shaping up to be a very rare path. There is a good meteorological reason for it due to the jet stream pattern next week (it has happened before, but very limited).
A landfall in Florida is a certainty next Wednesday.
Notice the range out outcomes. Each line is a different model.
If the eye of this hurricane went over or paralleled close to I-4 — that is a worst case scenario in terms of overall impact and number of people impacted directly from hurricane conditions from Tampa to Orlando to Daytona and the Space Coast.
The angle of attack and motion will remain SW to NE in heading… but WHERE specifically the eye tracks is still very much uncertain and will have massive implications on where the big storm surge is (remember, the south and east side of the eye in this cast) — the strongest winds, and the corridor of significant rain and flooding (north of the eye).
If you live in Central Florida or south-central Florida, I would strongly advice taking the weekend to start freshening up and getting your hurricane plan into motion. I will be getting extra batteries and food today myself.”
HURRICANE MILTON: This is shaping up to be a very rare path. There is a good meteorological reason for it due to the jet stream pattern next week (it has happened before, but very limited).
A landfall in Florida is a certainty next Wednesday.
Notice the range out outcomes. Each… pic.twitter.com/z0Fflzifmr
— Noah Bergren (@NbergWX) October 5, 2024
Heads up: Residents of #Tampa have never experienced a storm of this magnitude with this track.
Latest GFS is a worst case scenario for Tampa Bay. This specific track as a cat 3 would bring 10-15 feet + of surge into Tampa Bay. May change but Take this seriously! #Milton pic.twitter.com/FJ8d37rZlj— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) October 6, 2024
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