Hurricane Awareness

Tropical-storm-force winds are now moving onshore the west coast of
Florida. There are also multiple tornado warnings in effect across
the Florida peninsula.

If a tornado warning is issued for your area, be ready to shelter
quickly, preferably away from windows and in an interior room not
prone to flooding.

The next update will be at 400 PM EDT (2000 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.6N 83.7W
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM W OF FT. MYERS FLORIDA
ABOUT 120 MI...195 KM SW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...27.99 INCHES
 
10/9 at 3pm: Here is a view of all of the *Tornado Warnings* issued by NWS Tampa Bay, NWS Miami, and NWS Melbourne thus far.

As of 3pm, 53 total tornado warnings have been issued today...

41 issued by NWS Miami

Please remain aware for current and future tornado warnings!
 
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At 635 PM EDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated extreme winds, associated with the eyewall of Hurricane Milton, were moving onshore along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of South Bradenton to 25 miles southwest of Anna Maria to 52 miles southwest of Saint Armands Key, moving northeast at 30 mph. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!
 
(LIVE UPDATES: )

Here's the latest status: Milton has weakened slightly to a Category 3 hurricane packing winds up to 120 mph as of 7 p.m. EDT. It is centered 35 miles west-southwest of Sarasota and is tracking to the northeast at 15 mph.

Bands of heavy rain containing extreme wind gusts are spreading across parts of the state well in advance of landfall, as shown in the radar snapshot below.

An "extreme wind warning" is in effect for portions of Tampa Bay. Tornado-like conditions are expected over the next couple of hours in this area. Move to the interior-most dry room of the structure that you are in. Being outside could be fatal. Gusts in this area may exceed 100 mph.

A tornado watch is in effect for the southern half of the Florida Peninsula until 9 p.m. EDT, including Miami, Tampa Bay and Fort Myers. Multiple tornadoes have been confirmed in southern Florida since this morning.
 
The northern eyewall of Hurricane Milton is beginning to move onshore of the Florida gulf coast near Tampa and St. Petersburg,'' the National Hurricane Center said in a 7 p.m. ET update, adding the storm was 35 miles from Sarasota and moving northeast at 15 mph. At that pace, it would make landfall around 9 p.m
 
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE MILTON MAKES LANDFALL NEAR SIESTA KEY FLORIDA.... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, EXTREME WINDS, AND FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA...

661k without power
 
Catastrophic flash flood emergency for Tampa. 1.4 million without power. A flash flood emergency will be needed for Orlando. 5 inches an hour rainfall rates in Tampa.
 
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