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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Hurricane Milton strengthens into Category 4 hurricane as Florida orders compulsory evacuations |
| 2024-10-07 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] … from 10am ahead of nine-foot storm surges. Fast-approaching Hurricane Milton has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm before it smashes into Florida on Wednesday in a one-two punch for residents who are still recovering from Helene. The storm was upgraded Monday morning, meaning it's now expected to bring 'catastrophic damage' as it heads toward Orlando and Tampa Bay - an area still reeling from Hurricane Helene last month. Helene brought record storm surges to the area, killing 230 people while obliterating several small towns in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Meteorologists have warned that Milton could be even worse. The government's disaster response agency, FEMA, has been blasted over its slow response to Helene, with those in the path of Milton now warned not to expect immediate federal aid if they choose to ignore evacuation orders. Kevin Guthrie, head of Florida's Department of Emergency Management, warned Milton could be 'life-threatening' and urged residents under evacuation orders to follow them. 'We are preparing for the largest evacuation we have seen since, most likely, 2017 Hurricane Irma,' he said. Around seven million people were told to evacuate the Sunshine State when Irma hit. Maybe we'll get some rain. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 It's at Cat 5 as of 6pm CDT, but has a large patch of cooler water in front of it to cover in the next two days. If you nerd out on this stuff, try spaghettimodels.com, aka mike's weather page, and just keep scrolling. Those are all live links. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-10-07 18:44 |
| #3 Record breaking solar flares are occuring on the sun which most likely attributing to warmer than normal temps in the solar system. |
| Posted by: Glavinter Peacock7962 2024-10-07 18:40 |
| #2 Milton intensifies to Category 5 storm |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-10-07 13:45 |
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-10-07 13:35 |