11am CDT Milton Position Update and a Radar Check: Center is 175 Miles SW of Tampa, FL

Increasing hazards for the state of Florida, including tornadoes…

Hurricane Milton Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024
1200 PM EDT Wed Oct 09 2024

…ENSURE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WEATHER WARNINGS…
…1200 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE…

Ensure you are in a safe location before the onset of strong winds
or possible flooding. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive
weather warnings.

Another position update will be provided at 100 PM EDT (1700 UTC)

SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT…1600 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…26.0N 84.2W
ABOUT 150 MI…240 KM WSW OF FT. MYERS FLORIDA
ABOUT 175 MI…280 KM SW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…145 MPH…230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 17 MPH…28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…931 MB…27.50 INCHES

All of those red polygons are the tornado warnings as of 11am CDT!  This is a big threat and as we have reported, some of these tornadoes are large wedges.  Folks need to make sure they can get warnings quickly.

You can see Milton getting closer as well.

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