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..

Milton will track due east following its landfall in the middle of the evening on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Photo Credit: *AccuWeather.com*

Joe Lombardi

10/09/2024 8:30 p.m.

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 hurricane in terms of severity." said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter,

Potentially deadly 10 to 15 feet of storm surge is predicted for the Tampa-Sarasota area. Some areas of central Florida could see up to 12 to 18 inches of rainfall.

Millions of people have evacuated from Florida's west-central coast.

Earlier report - Potential 'Historic, Once-In-Lifetime' Storm: Milton Rapidly Strengthens To Become Hurricane

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