Drone Captures 28-Foot Wave Inside Hurricane Milton (original) (raw)

Maritime drone footage from October 9 captured the view from inside Hurricane Milton as it moved over waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab, a Saildrone device reported waves up to 28.12 feet (8.57 meters) high and wind gusts as strong as 75.95 mph (122 km/h).

Saildrone said they were helping NOAA better understand and predict devastating weather events like Hurricane Milton.

Milton was expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening, bringing devastating wind and rain and a “destructive storm surge” of 10 feet or more along Florida’s west-central coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. Credit: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab via Storyful

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High winds and rain began hammering bridges across Tampa Bay as Hurricane Milton approached landfall in west-central Florida on Wednesday afternoon, October 9.Footage captured by live traffic cameras at around 5 pm ET Wednesday shows stormy conditions on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, a four-mile-long span across Lower Tampa Bay that connects Pinellas and Manatee counties.Milton was expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening, bringing devastating wind and rain and a “destructive storm surge” of 10 feet or more along Florida’s west-central coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. Credit: Florida DoT via Storyful

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Infrared satellite imagery captured Hurricane Milton’s rapid intensification between October 6 and 8, ahead of its expected landfall on Florida’s west coast.The timelapse imagery, released by NOAA Satellites, shows a view of Milton as it quickly gained strength over a period of 48 hours.Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center. Credit: NOAA Satellites via Storyful

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