Hurricane Season 2024
Hurricane Milton
United States of America (Update)
On 9 October 2024, The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that Hurricane Milton, is forecast to make landfall along the west coast of Florida as a major hurricane. In the state of Florida, 26 counties reported evacuation warnings (15 increase since the 8 October), of which, 15 were mandatory evacuations. There were 149 shelters opened housing 31,005 people. The Government has prepared 525 ambulances, 31 paratransit, and 6 air staged. A total of 300 health care facilities were evacuated. On 9 October, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration’s National Hurricane Center (NOAA-NHC) issued an advisory that Milton is approaching the Coast of West-Central Florida, life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains expected across portions of central and southwestern Florida. In addition, media is reporting Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands are producing dangerous tornadoes in parts of South Florida. The reports are available from: FEMA, NOAA-NHC, and CNN