Tag:

Wind Shear

Potential 'Storm Of Century' Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall, Spawning Numerous Tornadoes Potential 'Storm Of Century' Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall, Spawning Numerous Tornadoes
Potential 'Storm Of Century' Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall, Spawning Numerous Tornadoes The second major hurricane to hit the US in as many weeks has just made landfall after numerous tornadoes were reported throughout Florida.. Category 3 Milton landed as a Category 3 storm with 120 mile-per-hour winds at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, on the west-central coast of Florida in Siesta Key near Sarasota , the National Hurricane Center said. Winds had earlier peaked at 160 mph when it hit Cat 5 status on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Numerous tornadoes were reported before landfall, including in areas well south of the eye of the storm. "For many, Milton may be a once-in-a-lifetime hurr…