Hurricane Milton live updates: Path tracker, flooding, wind speed, casualties and emergency in Florida
Hurricane Milton: Latest Updates
Hurricane Milton: Live tracker
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Hurricane Milton is moving out into the Atlantic as a Category 1 storm.
- Nearly a quarter of gas stations are out of fuel, reports Gas Buddy
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Greenpeace demands oil companies assume their “responsibilities” in the wake of Hurricane Milton
Greenpeace has demanded that oil companies assume their “responsibility” with respect to hurricane Milton, which has already left over three million homes without electricity supply and an undetermined number of deaths in the United States.
In their opinion, these companies are mainly responsible for the climate crisis and the extreme phenomena it generates. “The evidence is overwhelming: climate change is fueling the extreme weather patterns we are witnessing worldwide,” states the NGO
Thus, the climate activists believe that in order to stop “ever more climate-wrecking fossil fuels” being dug up it is urgently necessary to “force them to pay for the climate damages devastating our communities.”
First images of the storm surge released
“Multiple” deaths have been confirmed in St Lucie County on Florida’s Atlantic coast, County Sheriff Keith Pearson confirmed.
“Dozens” of Tornadoes were spawned, county spokesperson Erick Gill said. “Several fatalities” have been confirmed after a tornado struck Spanish Lakes Country Club, Pearson said.
Milton still producing damaging hurricane-force winds, heavy rain in Florida
Hurricane Milton is moving northeast out into the Atlantic at roughly 18 mph according to the National Hurricane Center. However, while the monster storm has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with 85mph winds, it still presents a threat to east-central Florida warns the agency, where it is producing hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall.
Police chief's ‘bleak’ prediction for those who didn't leave in time
“What we’ll probably be finding in the morning are bodies...it’s bleak in some of these areas,” Chief of the Bradenton Police Department Melanie Bevan told BBC Radio 4’s Today program.
Police had encouraged people to write their names on their bodies so they can be identified.
City of Sarasota begins to assess damage from Hurricane Milton
The Sarasota Tactical First-in Response Teams are heading out to assess conditions in the wake of Hurricane Milton. They will be clearing primary north-south and east-west roads.
Milton shreds Tropicana Field roof
Earlier this week, DeSantis announced that the home of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg would serve as a 10,000-person base camp for debris cleanup operations and first responders.
Hurricane Milton, however, had other plans for the stadium, shredding the domed roof of Tropicana Field. Multiple news outlets report that there were no injuries.
As Hurricane Milton carved a destructive path across Florida, millions of residents found themselves plunged into darkness. The powerful Category 3 storm made landfall near Siesta Key on Wednesday night, leaving a trail of widespread power outages in its wake.
Over 3.3 million Floridians without power in the wake of Milton
Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida yesterday evening as a Category 3 storm and then proceeded to grind its way across the state. While Milton is now moving out into the Atlantic authorities warn that the danger isn’t over yet as additional rainfall and high tides could create flooding.
Tropical storm-force winds extended out to 255 miles bringing down trees and damaging homes and power infrastructure. Currently, over 3.3 million households are without power according to PowerOutage.us.
Milton downgraded to category 2 hurricane
Milton has been downgraded to a high-end category 2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
A flash flood emergency remains in effect for the Tampa Bay area as the hurricane moves further inland. The areas under this emergency include the cites of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater.
Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg has received more than 16 inches of rain so far today.
This natural occurrence is characterised by an abnormal rise in sea level that accompanies a storm as it moves toward land. Combined with high tides, the surge led to the inundation of beaches and coastal communities, including Surfside Beach.
Milton’s size is so vast that Tampa’s record surge of 7.6ft just last week will be doubled by Milton to 15 ft.
Storm surge begins in Florida
Florida is expecting catastrophic flooding due to Hurricane Milton not only due to the amount of rain the storm is expected to dump, but also due to life-threatening storm surges.
In anticipation of Hurricane Milton’s arrival and the impending danger the storm poses, here are emergency resources available in the state of Florida.
Hundreds of thousands without power in Florida
Hurricane Milton’s powerful winds are causing power outages for hundreds of thousands of Florida residents. According to PowerOutage.us, more than 500,000 homes and businesses in the state are without electricity.
More people will find themselves without power as Milton travels through the state overnight and its hurricane-force winds continue to blast from its center.
Milton makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane
Milton made landfall as a category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the west of Florida, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.
The National Hurricane Center warns of life-threatening storm surge, extreme winds, and flash flooding over the Central Florida peninsula.
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As Hurricane Milton continues its devastating path across Florida, we bring you live updates on this powerful storm.
Milton made landfall late Wednesday night near Sarasota as a Category 3 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The storm has already left over two million people without power and is expected to cause catastrophic flooding with storm surges reaching up to 13 feet along the Gulf Coast.