Hurricane Milton

 Milton was set to hit early Thursday morning. He was early and landed Wednesday night. Collecting these was rather interesting. Look for the heroes! 

🌎Zoom Earth had a great real time graphic. 

There are many heroes, including the scientists at NOAA. They fly various planes through the storm to gather valuable data. 

Flight Director Sofia de Solo provides pre-flight brief for @NOAA Gulfstream IV-SP #NOAA49 "Gonzo" mission to Category 5 Hurricane #Milton on Oct. 7, 2024. Mission goals include sampling the upper atmosphere to reduce uncertainty in the track forecast. Follow @NHC_Atlantic for… pic.twitter.com/dLsMyOJQls

— NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (@NOAA_HurrHunter) October 7, 2024

Then, there is Scorpion Reef. I saw that turquoise oval on the radar. I found it what it is. There are critters on it, who, I hope, can hunker down.

This is a NOAA aircraft, they have NOAA042, NOAA043, and NOAA049, etc.

Bumpy ride into Hurricane #Milton on @NOAA WP-3D Orion #NOAA43 "Miss Piggy" to collect data to help improve the forecast and support hurricane research.

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— NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (@NOAA_HurrHunter) October 8, 2024

➡️ NOW: An emotional hurricane #Milton update from @JohnMoralesTV as the storm hits Cat. 5 status.

Take this seriously.

We have you covered here on @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/QEe3E25JGX

— CHRIS HUSH (@ChrisHushNBC) October 7, 2024

The USAF is there, as well.

Tampa Hospital (on an island) has an aqua fence!

Assembling the AquaFence at the Tampa General Hospital #Milton @natetwn @StormhunterTWN pic.twitter.com/59BOjoOAnm

— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) October 8, 2024

Lightning strikes prior to the hurricane.

Some dude has storm surge cameras up.

First surge cam is in place at the Palmetto Boat Ramp facing Bradenton and is already streaming live. See the stream at the link below below. https://t.co/w9o4QjALns pic.twitter.com/vtB8j8FuWE

— ☈ Chris Jackson ☈ (@ChrisJacksonSC) October 8, 2024

Canadians lineworkers are on their way from Nova Scotia to Tampa. It's only 2511 km!

After receiving the call only 24 hours ago, several of our crews from across the province packed up and safely started their drive to Tampa, Florida to be staged and ready to help in advance of the expected significant impact of #HurricaneMilton as it approaches the state this… pic.twitter.com/g3WFQhdIsp

— Nova Scotia Power (@nspowerinc) October 8, 2024 

INCREDIBLE‼️ Lineman getting ready for Hurricane Milton !!

God Bless our lineman and crews who will be working around the clock to restore our power 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/r96m57AonW

— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) October 9, 2024

Tornados are embedded in the storm.

...busy weather map...it's only going to get busier as the day wears on...Tornado watch issued amongst the Hurricane warnings. Please heed all NHC/NWS/Local Gov.-warnings/advice/guidance. Latest radar, you can see all those cells with radar identified rotation #Milton #FLwx pic.twitter.com/evwtVQnJ26

— Ron (MR W"R"X)🌪🏎 (@mrwx4caster) October 9, 2024

Sloth evacuation at the Florida Aquarium:

Slowest evacuation ever!!! 😉grateful for the @floridaaquarium who let us watch the evacuation of coral/moving animals to higher ground ahead of #Milton— like the sloth (it was a slow evacuation) and Africa penguins. Keeping the animals safe from surge and wind is their goal! pic.twitter.com/MFCay3Qn3V

— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) October 8, 2024

 

At my home in Fort Myers Florida, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Milton. We just got put under a tornado warning.

This tornado just touched down in Clewiston which is about 60 miles to the northeast of us. pic.twitter.com/ynVnd1b8BO

— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) October 9, 2024

Surge cameras posted on the shore.