10 p.m. Update from the Hurricane Center: Milton Still Category 5
Hurricane Milton is expected to bring catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, and life-threatening flooding to Florida’s west coast as it makes landfall late Wednesday.
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Pressure in Milton Down to 899 Millibars
Hurricane Milton is now tied with Hurricane Allen (1980) as the fifth strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by central pressure.
Tropical Depression 12 Forms, May Become Kirk…Isaac and Joyce Still Hanging On
TROPICAL UPDATE: Hurricane Isaac is weakening in the Atlantic with maximum winds of 70 mph, while Tropical Storm Joyce is expected to become a remnant low by midweek. Newly formed Tropical Depression 12 could strengthen into a major hurricane by the weekend, and a tropical wave near Africa shows signs of gradual development. Additionally, a broad area of low pressure in the western Caribbean may develop into a tropical depression by midweek, posing a potential threat to the northern Gulf Coast.
Sunday Weather Briefing Video: Another Hurricane Coming to the Gulf?
As the Southeast begins the long road to recovery from Hurricane Helene’s devastation, attention now shifts to a developing disturbance in the western Caribbean that could threaten the Gulf Coast next weekend, signaling more potential trouble ahead.
Noon Update: Improving Conditions for Alabama, Gusty Winds Through This Evening
Gusty winds will continue today as the remnants of Hurricane Helene move away, with improving conditions expected over the weekend and a return to sunny, dry weather next week.
And Then There Were Three…and a new AOI
The NHC is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Joyce in the Central Tropical Atlantic and monitoring a potential system in the western Caribbean, while Hurricane Isaac moves east over the northern Atlantic and Helene causes catastrophic flooding in the Southeast and southern Appalachians, with flash flood emergencies in effect for metropolitan Atlanta, upstate South Carolina, and western North Carolina.
Winds Beginning to Gust to Tropical Storm Force Along the Coast
Winds just gusted to 50 mph at Wakulla State Park and 44 mph at Alligator Point.
6 p.m. Update: Pressure Now 945 mb
Tropical storm conditions are approaching the coastline of Florida’s Big Bend. A Weatherflow station at St. George Island recently reported a wind gust of 46 mph
NOAA Recon Finds 134 Knots at Flight Level…Pressure Down to 947 millibars
A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft currently investigating Helene recently found that the maximum sustained winds have increased to 130 mph
Pressure Dropping Quickly Now…Down to 951 mb
The Hurricane Hunters found max flight level winds of 100 mph and a pressure of 951 mb on this last pass. A new full advisory within the hour.
Helene Now a Category Three…Top Winds 120 mph
Air Force Hurricane Hunters reported maximum flight-level winds of 115 knots and a minimum pressure of 959 mb in Hurricane Helene, with a well-defined 26-nautical-mile-wide eye visible on radar as the storm moves 246 miles south-southwest of Tallahassee.
Tallahassee’s Hurricane History…Helene Could Be One For the Record Books
Tallahassee has never had a direct impact by a major hurricane. It the NHC track is correct, the eye could pass right over the city tonight with winds of near 110 mph with gusts to 130 mph. This one could go down in the record books.
An Angry Gulf at Alligator Point in Far Southern Franklin County, Florida
Winds here are averaging 20 mph with occasional higher gusts. We were mainly dry for awhile but rain is beginning to build back over us.
