A Quick Look at Hurricane Milton Max Wind Gusts, Rainfall and Buoy Data

This is by no means a compressive summary, it’s what I could find using NWS data from various sources. I updated the max wind speed and added slides for the track and maximum wind speed with time (from NHC and USAtoday)

Here is the highest reported wind speeds

https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/hurricane-milton-brings-100-mph-wind-gusts-to-tampa-bay/

Here are a few links to see details on the tornadoes

Jacksonville

https://www.weather.gov/jax/TropicalEventSummary

Miami

https://www.weather.gov/media/mfl/TropicalEventSummary/PSHMFL_2024AL09_Helene_Summary.pdf

Tampa

https://www.weather.gov/tbw/TropicalEventSummary

Our Hot and Humid Weather over the Great Lakes will be replaced by cool dry weather by Labor Day.

SPC Severe Weather Outlook this week.

WPC Precipitation forecast for this week