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Hurricane Hurricane Milton

TH2002 said:
2024 continues to be an all time year for tornado footage. This clip reminds me of Katie-Wynnewood 2016:


And this one reminds me of the Lincoln, NE factory footage:
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That is insane. And to think that it's in Florida of all places.
 
JPWX said:
What the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season has shown us is that we've got to move away from the expected total numbers. I didn't use to see it that way, but I do now. Hits and impact wise has verified this season. The public runs towards the total numbers and expects that. We all do. You saw everyone throw their arms up and say this season is a Forecasted Convective Amplification Deficiency after we moved into the unfavorable MJO phases after Ernesto. I tried my best on here to get the point across that this season ain't over, but frankly, got shot down as to the main reason why it got inactive for a time. I'm already looking at doing a more probabilistic approach going forward for seasonal forecast instead of the whole numbers (Guilty as charged with going overboard on the total numbers this season). Funny thing is we've stayed in Neutral ENSO all season long and a spreadsheet I did up showed the Gulf coast states have more impacts during ENSO Neutral than La Nina.

Steps off soapbox
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It goes to show how far we have to go in terms of long-range predictions for weather phenomena.

Think of how many times we’ve talked about an upcoming tornado season being active, and it just wasn’t the case, or vise versa. People said this would be one of the most active tropical seasons in years. It’s been kind of in between.


At this point, I’ll let the experts take shots at what they believe, and hope for the best moving forward. Milton was a bad storm that effected my family on both coasts of FL, and I’m pretty sure snow birds living there are ready to move back north, HAHA.
 
tornado examiner said:
That might actually get rated EF4…its a huuuuuge building and looks completely flattened.
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I don't know the specs for that, but it looks like a trucking terminal, so wide unsupported roof spans and few interior walls on that part of he building. Concrete slab walls either tilt-up or precast with a few welded tabs-not great strength in that.
 
The damage survey NOAA imagery has come out for Milton.

I’m not gonna lie, the wind damage in areas like Anna Maria Island/Bradenton Beach is actually pretty damn impressive.

As you see in this shot, you can see plenty of apartment buildings and homes have extensive roof damage with some roofs looking like they’ve been destroyed entirely.
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I think it’s safe to say Milton was indeed a solid cat3 at landfall.
 
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I'm hearing that NWS Miami has the Palm Beach Gardens EF3 at up to 2.55 miles wide, but it is preliminary. If that's true, that would easily be the largest tornado in Florida ever recorded, wouldn't it?
 
slenker said:
I'm hearing that NWS Miami has the Palm Beach Gardens EF3 at up to 2.55 miles wide, but it is preliminary. If that's true, that would easily be the largest tornado in Florida ever recorded, wouldn't it?
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Which is horrendously bogus cause all videos confirm it never reached mile wide wedge status. So does radar
 
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