Hurricane Milton update: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7

MILTON UPDATE | Hurricane Milton has "explosively" intensified as a Cat 5 storm, the NHC says. Meteorologist Mike Prangley has the latest forecast.
Within hours, Hurricane Milton "explosively intensified" from a Category 2 storm to a powerful, major Category 5 hurricane. While it's forecast to bring dangerous conditions to Florida and the Tampa Bay area, Milton is expected to weaken before reaching landfall sometime midweek.
Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Early Monday morning, Milton kicked off a rapid intensification starting as a Category 2 storm. By noon, the storm had strengthened to a large Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.
Florida could see impacts beginning Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
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[@abundantYOUniverse]

I have really gained an appreciation of this man Mike Prangley, he really does care and his humanity is much appreciated. There is so much NOISE and misinformation out there, (look at the wacko comments) so we really appreciate this resource, thanks!

[@dominicbrant1968]

in the UK here and I've just discovered this guy - you'd want him in your family. Talking about his kids and having sympathy for his audience. Great guy.

[@Jo-EllenLauck]

I have been tracking this storm on every news channel and every video I can see on Hurricane Milton. Mike Prangley is the ONLY meteorologist that has calmed my nerves. Thank you for that Mike! I'm very worried, but trying to stay level headed and informed.

[@lesliegriffin3587]

If you are in the path of this monster........ please LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leeworley6727]

​@@lesliegriffin3587Really not helping them not panic lol

[@dominicbrant1968]

Hello from the UK. What a great presentation. Take care everyone.

[@miabhlub63]

Not good! Praying for Florida. Stay safe, everyone.

[@MovedByBeauty]

Same here❤❤❤

[@FractalSoul1111]

Why are weathermen in South Florida dressing up like magicians?

[@franksabo1751]

Because this is his second job.

[@rccomics]

Why do people make stupid comments?

[@RJS1974]

He’s going down with the ship.

[@shanevinson845]

They work in front of green screens and usually lie?

[@GrouchoTM]

Andrew survivor here and this one scares me! In Miami and hope we dont get much!

[@rolandconnor575]

Camille had 900 mb pressure with estimated 190 mph sustained AT LANDFALL! "estimated" because it broke all measuring devices

[@generoberts9151]

“Don’t expect this much intensity “. Says the guys who said we would get. Cat1

[@rtqii]

Hurricane hunter reported wind gusts of almost 200 mph a few minutes ago. Steady winds of 155 mph.

[@dbs555]

If it slows a little more, it becomes likely the wind shear he mentioned will move through before the storm arrives at the previously projected point of merge. This has the potential to remain a CAT 2 across the state.

[@tech4172]

Been hoping that wind shear would come earlier 😮

[@meeturmatch2day122]

The models thought it was gonna be a cat 2-3 today, now it's a five, it ain't going across the state as a 1 either

[@melancholygirl840]

Yes please stay safe! Don't try to ride it out! I rode out Wilma and it scared the 💩 out of me!

[@rccomics]

Whomever he is, he is the guy is telling you what you need to know without trying to scare you. We need him in Miami.

[@jamieleesilverEFT-Tapping]

Isn't it Monday?

[@RochellB46]

😂😂😂 I was like wait what lol

[@naturalbeauty4734]

I don't keep track!! 🥴😩

[@newyork8415]

200 miles an hour wind. Are you kidding me?

[@loloca]

Prayers 🙏🏻 for Florida 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@patrafferty3910]

Why do you think this will slow down? Nothing but clear path and warm water under it is there an atmospheric disturbance we are not seeing?

[@blazeron12]

What does "Need to know, Travel not advised" mean for hillsborough? Should I not be evacuating? I am not in an evacuation zone

[@DabsDad]

Are you in a trailer or compromised structure? Do you have shutters? impact windows or doors?

[@LibertyMommy]

I think he said once we get to late Wednesday and Thursday travel is not advised.

[@richiestarks6163]

Check Google maps and make sure the Evac routes are not severely congested. It can take over a day to get out of Florida.

[@iamsuperlious]

Travel not advised on Wednesday and Thursday, you shouldn’t travel during the active storm. Not smart.

[@beckysonntag8662]

How about east coast atlantic? St Augustine Beach?

[@maryslack6169]

Thank you for showing the winds cause I live in northern Pasco County not on the water but needed to know wind impacts. So I can decide what to do with my chickens that are in pens underneath trees. Now I know what I'm working with

[@Tailionis]

Slowing down means further south ? 🙏

[@BabyFace786yeg]

GET A BATTERY RADIO

[@rhmbob82]

The timing on the different graphics doesn’t match up at all. The NOAA forecast has the eye east of Florida by Thursday morning. But your radar update still has the eye of the storm west of Florida for Thursday at noon.

[@ladygreen632]

Is it not MONDAY oct 7th?

[@Ava-oc1dg]

Thank you🙏🏾

[@stevem-h5e]

"I built my house of sticks. I built my house on sand. Hey, Diddle-Diddle, I play on my fiddle, I wonder where I'll land."

[@ladygreen632]

Oz

[@utilid4lifefigureitout602]

Shouldn't a responsible forecaster, commentator, Meteorologist say; As far as our impacts at home we're not expecting this type of intensity as it makes a move toward Florida and a landfall, BUT WE CAN'T RULE IT OUT? Many people living in Florida just moved here and don't know what to expect or not expect. So I would think specifics like the aforementioned would be standard operating procedure.

[@steveanthony5530]

Responsible people should think for themselves and act accordingly.

[@utilid4lifefigureitout602]

@@steveanthony5530 This wasn't the only example by a long shot, and not everyone has hours to sift through information to find the accurate information pertaining to their situation. Responsible people... how about the mass amounts of responsible people with spouses who work 5-6 jobs between them to support themselves and stay afloat, let alone if they have children. Are you familiar with the idiom "out of touch" or the concept of being disconnected?

[@melancholygirl840]

Wow a bow tie!! My son and brother in law and my daughter live right in the path of that storm! He's on the west end of marion/ citrus co. I'm very terrified for them!

[@whocares_20204]

How has this been updated tomorrow already

[@tammymyers9828]

Typo its Monday 😊

[@StopLyingAlready]

I’m watching this Monday afternoon, not 2:30 pm Tuesday. Proof red before posting.

[@jesserex1933]

Your date for this update in the title is wrong

[@waynecornwell2321]

Hmmm, I must have missed a day. Thought it was Monday.

[@akoww1000]

remeber when they said don't worry about no way it will be a cat 1, now it's a 5

[@rtqii]

They never said that about this storm. They predicted the rain that is over Florida today.

[@rccomics]

No one said that troll

[@Sesshy12324]

What if it becomes a cat 7

[@edwardroche2480]

It is not play the Tampa Bay is pointed at Cuba and the Florida Keys. I just got wiped off my Mooring and into a doc

[@lsuscooter5928]

This is a CAT6. They will add this category next year,

[@theMobileJourno]

You don't even know what day it is, how are we supposed to trust your forecast?

[@meeturmatch2day122]

Sometimes i feel like im the bottom noodle on the spaghetti model 💀

[@marwinnsalcedo3382]

The person who titled this video got some extra baggies for preparations

[@Lisa-b8l1n]

No one puts his or her life in danger to rescue or counsel .. Everyone has been warned

[@Snugs_TTV]

If there is an evacuation order for your area. You need to leave. Stay safe friends

[@nymack66]

I may not be a Pro however I know of no storm slowing down over the Gulf we will see what happens vs what you are saying.

[@Isabelag99]

I’m in Polk county should I evacuate I’m in Lakeland

[@seethingsclearlyawaken3424]

No, it's a fake hurricane that Kamala Harris created. Marjory Tayler Green says so.

[@msbrendasnow]

It's MONDAY

[@rtqii]

Data from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 175 mph (280 km/h) with higher gusts.

[@Lisa-b8l1n]

As far as I'm concerned anyone who does not leave an evacuation zone is executing a stand off

[@buckwheatsghettoghost4927]

Mother Nature will win

[@CharlotteOrtiz-v6r]

Tuesday will be Oct 8 not 7

[@user-tr8rg1xg9e]

Who does this Milton work for?

[@seethingsclearlyawaken3424]

Kamala Harris, according Marjory Tayler Green.

[@TOOCH008]

​@@seethingsclearlyawaken3424they are certainly celebrating the loss of life on the left and not sending help or aid even though our state is one of the most diverse ideologically and ethnically

[@shadowsoulless6227]

Today is Monday though

[@ms.bornagain57]

Ummm it's still Monday

[@huntercarter2073]

Its Monday fellows

[@jamesnorwood4084]

Weatherman already dressed in mourning clothes, notwithstanding the optimism of his red bow tie.

[@LiudmilaOfficial]

Cloud, seeding, bioengineering weather

[@tonytoloczko5243]

Oh my, will tge roofs fly iff tge houses?😅

[@pedrinho963]

Build stronger houses, not from wooden sticks and cardboard!

[@bad_alien347]

Its monday.

[@sandraallen9315]

It's MONDAY.

[@michaelvarley3904]

I love you how still use a model run that shows 160 mph winds at 6p.m when it's 175mph right now

[@rtqii]

NOAA has hurricane hunters in the storm every few hours. They are reporting steady winds of 155 mph.

[@rtqii]

Max sustained winds... 175 mph... Gusts to 190 mph... Steady sustained winds of 155 mph

[@skyblazer9137]

Panick buying is going on here in Sy Pete right now. It`s like covid 19. No Gas.....

[@MiamiMase]

its over for Tampa awful

[@Lisa-b8l1n]

If they execute a stand off we have to leave ... bye

[@nsxpetes]

I feel under dressed.

[@rhodaharris4209]

Y’all people have pissed off the heaven .. be safe everyone 🙏🙏

[@Sesshy12324]

Yes they have

[@brizzlefarmizzle]

Don't trust anyone with a bowtie

[@trixiemynx4626]

Why is he wearing a waiter's suit🤣

[@pedrinho963]

Do you want to see him in pyjamas like you and others in shopping mall?

[@marwinnsalcedo3382]

Bill Nye now doing weather

[@kemalham]

A bow tie?

[@umeng2002]

Is he getting married after this broadcast?

[@higgs923]

Seems like the once-in-a-generation disasters are occurring more frequently. Maybe time to consider where we live and how much it should cost the rest of us to keep folks in areas prone to repeated fires or floods.

[@notthatguy4062]

So just abandon the entire coastline and all of California?

[@TOOCH008]

​​@@notthatguy4062its America last with the left. I think all americans regardless of left/right/ center and regardless of race take priority and precedence over foreign wars and foreigners

[@tobberfutooagain2628]

Its gonna be a CAT 7 manana….! 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 7.

[@Sesshy12324]

Yes it will potentially be a cat 7 which I’ve never heard of. Get out if you can

[@jackson8085]

Where my climate change deniers at??

[@pedrinho963]

Did not hurricanes exist century ago?

[@skyblazer9137]

They have used Dry Ice bombing, was around wake island when a typhone came through back in the early 50,s i watched them load up B 29`s with ground up dry ice in the bombay`s. It stopped the storm in it`s tracks. Why don`t they do now, it works.??

[@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239]

You're guessing, keep guessing, speculating (blowing smokes at people, keep guessin)

[@RJS1974]

What a horrible weatherman. He really is downplaying this storm lol. After all the damage from the last one you would think that he would say this looks like a bad one please vacate.

[@teslafieldphysics4041]

The government is fueling and steering all theses storms! She’s going Cat 9!

[@seethingsclearlyawaken3424]

Yes, Marjory Taaler Green says kamala Harris created it.

[@ladygreen632]

Ludicrous speed to plaid

[@ssoltys4128]

When you modify a storm that’s what happens

[@moto-mentum5854]

Their model sucks... Storm is heading 60 miles north of what they show

[@kateklein8874]

Its MONDAY.... don't make me panic!

[@freeforall825]

Should he wait until Wednesday before telling you what's about to happen? Maybe we should just get rid of NOAA like Trump wants to. That way you won't have time to panic before the storm hits.

[@ladygreen632]

​@@freeforall825Noah LOLOLOL

[@freeforall825]

@@ladygreen632 Do you not know what that is? Probably one of the smooth brain Trumpers.

[@ladygreen632]

@freeforall825 I quit voting in 2008 when I realized the truth that all sports, news, elections, EVERYTHING is rigged against us. I don't choose the lesser of 2 evils to have any authority over me. It's still voting for evil. Oh wait, you think a vote for kackling kamala is a good thing? Lmfao you're missing a brain.

[@MrGaborseres]

Plastic baggies.... 🫨...... 😅.....come on man 😂 have a simple but good water filter system it's cheap and effective in an emergency....