Cat 5 Calamity: Milton Intensifies, Threatening Massive Floods And High Winds
7, 2024 11:56 am edt. With winds of 160 mph, milton has strengthened into the second category 5 hurricane of the 2024 atlantic hurricane season. Webhurricane milton reached category 5 — the strongest of the classifications — on monday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, the national hurricane. Webhurricane milton has grown into an explosive category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of nearly 180 miles per hour, just two days after it developed. Webhurricane milton threatens sarasota and manatee counties with a massive storm surge and category 5 winds of 160 mph.
Webmilton rapidly intensifies into a category 5 hurricane. The storm is expected to make landfall by wednesday night on florida’s gulf coast, bringing unsurvivable. Webintensity forecast for milton. Between 2 p. m. Edt sunday and 2 p. m. Edt monday, milton’s official top sustained winds increased from 80 to 175 mph, an. Webhurricane milton has strengthened into a category 5 hurricane and now has winds of 160 mph. The storm is in the middle of an exceptional bout of rapid intensification. Webhurricane milton is expected to bring even higher storm surges with extreme winds and flooding,” the city of treasure island said in an advisory. At 7 p. m.