Post-Tropical Cyclone Milton, Tropical Storm Leslie

Milton, now classified as a post-tropical cyclone, is expected to move further northeast of Florida's Atlantic coast Friday afternoon as recovery efforts are underway for the millions of people affected by the storm. The National Hurricane Center issued its latest warning Thursday evening, saying the storm continued to produce maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

Milton made landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 miles per hour before cutting a path of destruction across the state, inundating coastal and inland communities with rain and storm surges, while its strong winds caused power outages and large sailboats Front gardens hurled.

Milton triggered a deadly tornado outbreak that killed at least six people in St. Lucie County on Florida's east coast. Nation Weather Service teams were expected to survey the damage Friday and determine exactly how many tornadoes had formed. The storm claimed at least 16 lives across the state.

Milton Aftermath: Florida blackout map: 2.2 million in the dark as Milton enters the Atlantic

Milton Tracker

Milton spaghetti models

What happened to Nadine?

Invest 93L had a chance to develop into Tropical Storm Nadine, but environmental conditions proved unfavorable.

Where is Tropical Storm Leslie?

The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring Tropical Storm Leslie in the Atlantic, although there are no coast watches or warnings and it is not predicted to make landfall in the United States

At 11 a.m. on Friday, October 11, Tropical Storm Leslie was moving north-northeast at approximately 10 miles per hour. A turn to the northeast with increasing forward speed is expected this evening, followed by a turn to the east-northeast over the weekend.

Maximum sustained winds have dropped to nearly 50 mph with stronger gusts. Gradual weakening is expected to continue today and Leslie is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone in a day or two.

Tropical storm force winds extend up to 105 miles from the center.

The next Leslie Consultation is Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Tropical Storm Leslie path tracker

Tropical Storm Leslie Spaghetti Models

The figures cover a range of forecasting tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center only uses the four or five best-performing models in its forecasts.

Christopher Cann, John Gallas, Trevor Hughes, Eric Lagatta, Anthony Robledo, Jennifer Sangalang and Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Alexis Simmerman; Austin Statesman contributed to this report.

Max Hauptman is a trends reporter for USA TODAY. He can be reached at [email protected].