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Is a hurricane coming to Milton? Possible persecution of Nadine Storm


Is a hurricane coming to Milton? Possible persecution of Nadine Storm

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) was monitoring a disturbance off Florida's east coast as Hurricane Milton barreled toward the state's west coast, but the disturbance has since dissipated.

Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane. The hurricane caused dozens of tornadoes across Florida before bringing storm surges, wind and heavy rain to the coast. Milton crossed the state and entered the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the NHC map, there were no new tropical systems posing a direct threat to the United States as of Thursday morning.

In addition to Milton, the NHC is tracking another hurricane and two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Leslie is in the North Atlantic and is expected to continue its path away from the United States

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One disturbance with a low probability of formation is in the eastern tropical Atlantic. However, a second disruption is brewing closer to the US, with development expected to reach 30 percent over the next 48 hours

The disturbance, called Disturbance 1, was moving northeast and posed little threat to the U.S. because it was moving in the wrong direction, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines said Newsweek.

“It's going in the wrong direction to influence the weather in Tampa, which is obviously good news,” he said.

Will there be another hurricane after Milton?
A parked car is seen in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 9, 2024, as heavy rain fell as Hurricane Milton approached. A disturbance on the way to Bermuda has now been torn apart by strong winds.

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By Thursday afternoon, the disturbance had disappeared and was no longer being tracked by the NHC. The storm, which was heading toward Bermuda, was torn apart by strong winds.

If the disturbance strengthens into a tropical storm, it will be called Nadine. Even if the storm is named, that doesn't mean it will continue to strengthen into a hurricane. According to the latest NHC update, conditions for development are also proving to be less favorable.

“Showers and thunderstorms associated with a storm-force non-tropical depression located less than 300 miles west-southwest of Bermuda remain disorganized,” the update said.

Screenshot of the National Hurricane Center forecast
A forecast from the National Hurricane Center. In addition to Hurricane Milton, the NHC is also tracking Hurricane Leslie and two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean

National Hurricane Center

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“Environmental conditions are becoming less favorable for tropical or subtropical development today (Wednesday) as the low moves northeast to east-northeast at about 15 mph. Winds in higher elevations are forecast to become too strong for further development tonight or Thursday.”

Kines said if the storm continues to develop, it could bring heavy rain showers and gusty winds to Bermuda.

The storm came as Floridians prepared for Milton, just two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane. Some repair work in Helene was still underway, including in Tampa, when residents were asked to evacuate due to the incoming weather system.

If Milton continued on its current path toward Tampa, it would be the first time since 1921 that the city would be directly hit by a hurricane. Weather influences such as rain began before the storm. The NHC has repeatedly warned of the storm's deadly potential, particularly life-threatening storm surges and damaging winds.

Update 10/24/10, 1:49 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.

Update 10/24/10, 3:23 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.

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