Saildrone reports a wave height of 28.12 feet and wind gusts as strong as 75.95 mph inside Hurricane Milton.
Are YOU in Florida? Email [email protected] storm Hurricane Milton is causing 'catastrophic' flooding as it makes landfall with shocking drone footage showing giant 28-foot waves.
The tempest brought 120mph winds smashing into the coast and 15-foot storm surges with it as it tears across the state, moving at 15mph. Around 125 homes had already been destroyed in the horrific weather by 2am UK time. Hundreds take shelter at Virgil Mills Elementary School ahead of Hurricane Milton, in Palmetto, FloridaWPTV reported he said there had been 'multiple fatalities' at the Spanish Lakes Country Club after swarm of tornados hit on Wednesday - but did not confirm how many.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Inside the agonising wait for Hurricane Milton: how Florida is bracing for 'inevitable apocalypse' Violet, crackling lightening can be seen in further ominous footage posted from its satellites, and photos show shattered homes and ghostly, deserted streets. Its steady and potentially catastrophic march has brought it to the west coast of Florida, where officials earlier sounded urgent warnings for residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival.
He earlier condemned Donald Trump of unleashing an 'onslaught of lies' over the his response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene, saying: 'There's been a reckless, irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies.' Read MoreEXCLUSIVE 'Take cover NOW': Terrified Brits bunkering down in hotel bedrooms as Hurricane Milton hits The National Service Center issued an alert at 2.30pm EST to those in Hurricane Milton's path, saying it is now time to shelter in place.
Winds are roaring in the Sarasota area with a 90 mph wind gust recorded at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. People spent the night at a school with their pets, sleeping on air mattresses The National Weather Service has issued 90 tornado warnings in the last 24 hours, a number that is set to continue rising as Milton barrels toward Florida's east coast.
'This is it, folks,' said Cathie Perkins, emergency management director in Pinellas County, which sits on the peninsula that forms Tampa Bay. 'Those of you who were punched during Hurricane Helene, this is going to be a knockout. You need to get out, and you need to get out now.''Unless you really have a good reason to leave at this point, we suggest you just hunker down,' Polk County Emergency Management Director Paul Womble said in a public update.
A director said: 'We have the staff there that know them and can watch and monitor their behaviour and give them what they need to ensure that they're comfortable.' Workers erect flood barriers outside Tampa General Hospital which is expected to bear the brunt of the storm The famous Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which spans the mouth of Tampa Bay, closed around midday. Other major bridges also closed.
Members of the Florida Army National Guard check for any remaining residents in nearly-deserted Bradenton Beach, where piles of debris from Hurricane Helene flooding still sits outside damaged homes ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 'We're just killing time until we have to stare at each other for the next 24 hours,' Linda Shaffer said.
As a passing police vehicle blared encouragement to evacuate, Burke acknowledged staying isn't a good idea but said he's 'not laughing at this storm one bit' - he just believes the house his father built will withstand it. The weather service said Milton was expected to be a 'dangerous and destructive hurricane as it makes landfall', with sustained winds of around 130mph along the coast and a significant storm surge.
Met Office tropical prediction scientist Julian Hemming said Milton's 'extremely strong winds' could cause 'severe structural damage'.'And around the hurricane, and particularly to the south of the eye of the hurricane, we could get a storm surge of up to 15ft, which would cause extreme flooding along the coastal strip.'
View of the living room of a house destroyed by a passing tornado as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers
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