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Hurricane Milton

Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 11, 2024Peak 178 mph895 mb

Hurricane Milton passed within 50 miles of 21 counties in FL. It was strongest near Sarasota County, FL, as a Category 3 on October 10, 2024.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Milton · 2024

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Milton on October 9, 2024, about 5 hours before landfall in Manatee County, FL.

Hurricane Milton on October 9, 2024, about 5 hours before landfall in Manatee County, FL.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the NOAA-20 satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:05 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
178 mph, 155 kt
Lowest pressure
895 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
21
FL
Counties within 100 miles
33
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Sarasota County, FL, 7.1 mi, Oct 10, 2024
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Brevard CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Osceola CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Polk CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 10, 2024
Manatee CountyFL0.0Category 3Oct 10, 2024
Hardee CountyFL5.7Category 2Oct 10, 2024
Hillsborough CountyFL5.7Category 2Oct 10, 2024
Sarasota CountyFL7.1Category 3Oct 10, 2024
Orange CountyFL10.5Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Pinellas CountyFL17.7Category 3Oct 10, 2024
Highlands CountyFL18.8Category 1Oct 10, 2024
DeSoto CountyFL21.0Category 2Oct 10, 2024
Volusia CountyFL21.8Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Seminole CountyFL22.8Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Lake CountyFL26.9Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Pasco CountyFL30.3Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Indian River CountyFL30.4Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Charlotte CountyFL31.6Category 3Oct 10, 2024
Okeechobee CountyFL33.0Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Sumter CountyFL34.0Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Lee CountyFL44.0Category 3Oct 10, 2024
Hernando CountyFL47.0Category 1Oct 10, 2024
St. Lucie CountyFL51.6Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Glades CountyFL54.7Category 2Oct 10, 2024
Marion CountyFL63.3Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Citrus CountyFL64.2Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Flagler CountyFL65.7Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Hendry CountyFL70.5Category 2Oct 10, 2024
Martin CountyFL72.6Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Palm Beach CountyFL80.6Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Putnam CountyFL81.4Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Collier CountyFL85.2Category 3Oct 10, 2024
St. Johns CountyFL91.7Category 1Oct 10, 2024
Levy CountyFL94.9Category 1Oct 10, 2024

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.