It’s not like a tropical cyclone, which you can predict, sometimes even a week ahead of time,
When the tropical cyclone starts hitting land, suddenly winds at the surface slow down a lot, because there's a lot of friction there, there's a lot of buildings in the way, but the winds in the higher levels carry on,
It's extra bad in this situation because of course, you've got all of the additional impacts of the tropical cyclone hitting at the same time,
Tropical storm conditions and storm surge still occurring over portions of the southeastern U.S. Coast,
There were a lot of hostile winds south of Bermuda, and the storm got ripped apart,
Maybe Milton could have imposed some additional wind shear,
Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges,
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There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge along the coast from east-central Florida northward to southern Georgia,
One person died after a tree fell, he didn’t know at this point how the other two died,
In the wake of heavy rainfall from Milton, the risk of considerable urban flooding will linger through this afternoon across east central Florida. Moderate to major river flooding is ongoing and forecast throughout central Florida."
Storm surge inundation will continue in these areas through this afternoon,
The storm was significant, but thankfully, this was not the worst-case scenario,
Vibrio vulnificus is really a nasty one and if it's left untreated and goes systemic it can be fatal,
Seek medical attention immediately if you experience symptoms associated with Vibrio vulnificus, especially after exposure to floodwaters,
You've just taught me more than my teacher."
We will better understand the extent of the damage as the day progresses,
We had over 80,000 people that went into shelters overnight as the storm hit the state,
The wind was the scariest thing because the building sways and the windows rattle, even though they’re storm-proof windows,
I felt like our building was very secure. So it turned out to be fine, but it was very nerve wracking,