Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Milton aftermath- A podcast
We discuss a record breaking tropical system, one of the strongest in the history of the Atlantic basin has just ravaged Florida. Kartik Krishnaiyer, Ryan Ray and Johnathan Starling give their take on the impacts, the devastation in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas, the Tornado outbreak in south Florida as well as some comments […]
Milton makes landfall : widespread destruction in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas … and Tornadoes galore in southern Florida.
Shortly after landfall from Milton at Siesta Key in Sarasota County the entire peninsula was covered by sustained tropical storm force winds. Over 1 million Floridians are currently without power. While the storm weakened from a strong category five storm as it began, it’s approach to Southwest Florida to a category three storm upon landfall, […]
LIVE Tampa Bay area local news streams for Milton – ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates
Tampa Bay Area local news streams: ABC action news featuring @DenisPhillipsWx one of the best in the biz CBS @YouTube WFLA NBC with the famous “wobble tracker” https://youtube.com/live/6WXtB4zjhME?si=Sxxpr5A9c7OpYY0l… #Milton
Milton latest – Likely Sarasota County landfall; Peninsula-wide impacts
Despite the hasty nature of most evacuations ahead of Hurricane Milton which was a Category 5 storm but has been downgraded to a Category 4 as of 8 am EDT Wednesday, evacuations proved orderly which has not always been the case. Milton is likely to make landfall somewhere in Sarasota or possibly Manatee County. While […]
Podcast: Milton and hurricane history
Major Hurricane Milton is barreling toward the Sunshine State. A Cat 5 Hurricane with one of the lowest ever central pressures at the time of recording, we dive into some hurricane history in Florida and talk about the threats to the Tampa Bay and Orlando areas as well as the rest of the peninsula with […]
Milton: prepare for this monster now EVERYWHERE in the peninsula
i’m seeing some disturbing trends online where people are saying oh well the storm isn’t coming to me. It’s going to Tampa or Sarasota or whatever so it won’t be that big a deal. For various reasons that I outlined already the track for this storm is more uncertain than Helene and there is very […]
Milton now a Cat 3- Monday AM update and thoughts
Milton is now a major Hurricane, a Category 3 per the 8 am NHC update. A key thing that I must stress when compared to Helene was while that storm’s track was basically locked in because of atmospheric conditions that is NOT the case with Milton. The storm continues to strengthen while moving slowly and […]
Milton forms and takes dead aim on Florida
Milton which is expected to a Category 3 Hurricane upon landfall in Florida on Wednesday has formed. Much like Helene it formed from a disturbance created by the Central American gyre. Here are some model runs below. As always stay tuned to TFS on Twitter @FlaSqueeze for frequent updates on the storm.
The Florida Squeeze 