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Tropical Storm Milton Forecast to Become Hurricane, on Path to Hit Florida

News Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane headed toward Florida with possible impacts to its western coast, the National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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"Milton is forecast to move across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through Sunday night then across the south-central Gulf on Monday and Tuesday before reaching Florida's west coast by the middle of the week, the hurricane center said.

The forecast comes a little more than a week after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and across the Southeast, killing at least 229 people in six states and causing immense destruction."

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This one is coming in a bit south and east of the last one... right over my head on it's way to Jacksonville looks like right now.

Gracie is going to have to bring her bloomers in offa the line.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-05 08:29 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Gracie is going to have to bring her bloomers in offa the line.

Doubtful. Generally storms this time of the year are interacting with cold fronts as the fronts move west to east. currently we have a front moving across the center of the country and it wouldn't surprise me if it didn't put ~~Helene~~ Milton further to the east.
Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-09-24

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-05 08:41 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

#1 You should be more concerned with RogerS bloomers, St. John's county has been declared a state of emergency and my county has not.

#3 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-10-05 08:53 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Rogers prefers thongs... everyone knows that!

At least that's what Clowny told me.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-05 08:56 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

In reference: #3 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-10-05 08:53 PM

People say that you're the reason why your county has been placed in a permanent state of emergency.

At least that's what people say.

#5 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-05 08:57 PM | Reply

#4 TMI.

#6 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-10-05 09:03 PM | Reply

#6

Try to control yourself... I KNOW you can do it!

(Run, Rogers, run!)

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-05 09:07 PM | Reply

Yeah, now they have it a Cat 3 heading to Tampa and Orlando.

Who used to mow my lawn. Fine people.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-05 09:28 PM | Reply

now they have it a Cat 3 heading to Tampa and Orlando.

Is "they" the HARRIS/biden administration?

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-05 10:01 PM | Reply

Odd track for a hurricane.

The feds should at least try to hide that they're driving these things. Before we know it, some low level contractor is gonna drive Hurricane Norm around so the track makes a giant penis in the gulf ...

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2024-10-05 11:13 PM | Reply

Seriously, though, we need to stop rebuilding after this ----.

Anything that gets totaled within 500yrds of the beach gets cleared away and the owners compensated that one, single time.

Then it goes back to dunes, mangrove stands, swamp ect and we allow the replenishment of natural barriers.

Want to go to the beach? Drive. Walkways will be maintained to reach the water since they'll be far easier to replace once a year or two.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2024-10-05 11:17 PM | Reply

The Gulf is 86 degrees, warmer than the air.

"It will be the fifth hurricane to make landfall on the U.S. mainland in 2024, tying 2004, 2005, and 1893 for the most hurricanes to make mainland landfall on record."

www.nbcnews.com

#12 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-10-06 05:19 AM | Reply

Southern Miami-Dade yesterday our rain gauge hit near the 5-inch mark. Same expected today. And it's tropical rain, heavy and steady.

#13 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-10-06 06:34 AM | Reply

now they have it a Cat 3 heading to Tampa and Orlando.

Is "they" the HARRIS/biden administration?

#9 | POSTED BY REDIAL

I heard "they" was Zed.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-06 12:09 PM | Reply

Supporting a genocide has its consequences.

#15 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2024-10-06 12:47 PM | Reply

Tropical Storm Milton rapidly intensifying, expected to hit Florida as major hurricane
www.fox13news.com

... Tropical Storm Milton is forecast to become a hurricane later on Sunday, and the storm could become a major hurricane while it moves across the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico.

According to the National Hurricane Center, the NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft found a "stronger Milton." The NHC says the risk of life-threatening impacts is increasing for parts of the Florida west coast. ...

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency ahead of Milton for 51 Florida counties, including all the counties in the Tampa Bay Area. ...

Milton is expected to reach Florida on Wednesday, but waves of heavy rain are forecast starting Sunday, especially in Central and South Florida.

The National Hurricane Center expects soon-to-be Hurricane Milton to make landfall around the Tampa metro as a Category 3 hurricane. ...

#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-06 01:28 PM | Reply

"It will be the fifth hurricane to make landfall on the U.S. mainland in 2024, tying 2004, 2005, and 1893 for the most hurricanes to make mainland landfall on record."

Remember that thread where the NOAA forecast for this hurricane season was a bust?

Well that didn't age well.

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-06 01:37 PM | Reply

Remember that thread where the NOAA forecast for this hurricane season was a bust?

Well they predicted a minimum of 17 named storms for 2024 and there have only been 13 so they are liars. They also said there would be at least 8 hurricanes and there have only been, well, they got that one right. Then they said there were going to be at least 4 major hurricanes and there have only been, well ok, they called that one too. None of it matters because the climate has always been changing and heavy electric vehicles are going to destroy the planet with tire particles.

#18 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-06 02:38 PM | Reply

@#18 ... Well they predicted ...

NOAA forecasts extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season (May 2024)
www.axios.com

... By the numbers: The NOAA is forecasting the season will bring 85% odds of an above normal season, with 17"25 named storms of tropical storm intensity or greater, eight to 13 of which will become hurricanes, and four to seven major hurricanes of Category 3 or greater. ...

NOAA 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook (August 2024)
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

... The updated 2024 outlook calls for a 70% probability for each of the following ranges of activity during the 2024 hurricane season, which officially runs from June 1st through November 30th:

- - - 17-24 Named Storms, which includes the 4 names storms recorded thus far.

- - - 8-13 Hurricanes, which includes the 2 hurricanes recorded thus far.

- - - 4-7 Major Hurricanes, which includes the 1 major hurricane recorded thus far.

- - - Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) range of 165%-245% of the median, which includes the approximately 40% of median ACE recorded thus far.
...

Note the change in confidence level from the May to the August forecasts, going from 85% in May to 70% in August.

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-06 03:10 PM | Reply

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