Category Hurricane Milton
The data behind Milton’s historic Tornadic outbreak in southern and central Florida
From NOAA: 342 4 SSW Miccosukee Indian Broward FL 2612 8088 Preliminary starting point for a confirmed tornado that crossed I-75 near the Miccosukee Service Station and moved north to the Brighton Reservation. Pending survey wil (MFL) 1352 9 WSW Weston Broward FL 2604 8052 Preliminary starting point for a confirmed tornado that moved across I-75 […]
DeSantis is DEAD WRONG on Climate Change and Hurricane history in Florida
Following the landfall of Milton Governor DeSantis claimed climate change had nothing to do with increased tropical activity and the size of storms by cherry picking some data about strength of storms around the center. This is almost irrelevant when we talk about the widespread effects of more recent storms that have impacted the states […]
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 […]
The Florida Squeeze 