Milton rapidly intensified to a Category 5 hurricane late Monday morning.

Within hours, Milton strengthened to a Category 2, then a Category 3, then a Category 4 and finally a Category 5.

Milton now ranks as the third-greatest 24-hour wind speed intensification for a hurricane in the Atlantic Basin. (Records are based on data since the satellite era began in the 1960s.)

  • Maggoty
    531·
    8 days ago8 days ago

    NOAA changed Milton’s heading on Hurricanes.gov to plead with people to listen to evacuation orders.

    We’ll all be very happy to feel silly if this doesn’t go the way it looks like it’s going to go. But please for the love of humanity get out of the way of this thing.

    • Raiderkev
      531·
      8 days ago

      My friend lives in Florida and has not, nor his words “will ever” evacuate for a “stupid hurricane.” I’ll give you one guess who he’s voting for.

    • IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION
      191·
      8 days ago

      I was listening to a live stream with a couple meteorologists explaining everything. they were fairly jovial and laid back seeming guys but at one point, one of them got a deadly serious tone to his voice and started talking about how this one can’t be rode out, can’t be survived.

    • Filthmontane
      161·
      8 days ago

      I’ve lived in the Tampa Bay area my entire life, never evacuated before, and I left last night. Fuck Milton. Not worth riding this one out.

    • Treczoks
      111·
      8 days ago

      Why evacuate? Just write your name, DoB, and SSN on our arms and legs, and use a waterproof sharpie for that. Just in case, you know?

      • Maggoty
        70·
        8 days ago

        I mean I’d rather have you, not your pieces.

      • Maggoty
        60·
        8 days ago

        That’s the same site yeah. Mine left an s off, I’ll go fix it.

      • nutsack
        30·
        8 days ago

        i don’t understand how to use this website. where do i click on to see who needs to get out

        • WldFyre
          60·
          8 days ago

          I’m not sure NOA is responsible for evacuation orders, IIRC they advise state and local governments on who should evacuate and it’s up to the local government to coordinate and reach out to their populations.

        • tweeks
          30·
          8 days ago

          I need only three things:

          1. Where is the hurricane
          2. What path did it already take
          3. How strong / fast is it

          Bonus: Prediction path it will take.

          I was thinking this would be very easy to visualize. From such important data sources you’d expect more.