Hurricane Milton is generating an outbreak of tornadoes in Florida as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico and approaches the United States.
The US National Weather Service issued 90 tornado warnings in Florida this Wednesday (9) — a record for the state in a single day.
Some of these alerts warned of a “particularly dangerous situation”.
At least 11 tornadoes have struck parts of Florida since this morning, according to weather service reports.
Hurricane Irma generated the second most tornado warnings in one day, with 69, on September 10, 2017. Helene is third, with 48, on September 26.
Almost unprecedented rapid intensification
Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified to a nearly unprecedented level, reaching Category 5 status due to record heat in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Currently, it is in category 4 and has had an updated route, allowing it to arrive in Florida at 11pm this Wednesday (9), local time.
It is expected to grow in size, meaning that while it may shrink in category, its dangerous impacts will be spread over a much larger area.
Hurricane Milton was considered the strongest storm on the planet in 2024, with sustained winds of 281 km/h.
Recently, Hurricane Helene made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a storm surge and made landfall in the swamp region as a Category 4 hurricane.
Authorities are asking residents — still recovering from Helene’s damage — to evacuate or prepare for another life-threatening storm.
This content was originally published in Hurricane Milton generates record number of tornado warnings in one day in Florida on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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