Storm Summary Number 1 for Heavy Rainfall and Wind Associated with
Milton
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM EDT Wed Oct 09 2024

...Powerful Hurricane Milton continues to approach the west coast
of Florida and is set to bring life-threatening impacts...

Flood Watches are in effect for much of Florida and far southeast
Georgia.

For the latest tropical related watches and warnings, please refer
to www.nhc.noaa.gov.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 AM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler Radar showed
bands of heavy rain associated with Hurricane Milton beginning to
spiral into the west coast of Florida. Farther inland, scattered
showers and thunderstorms were occurring across portions of South
Florida, with more widespread areas of moderate to occasionally
heavy rain falling over parts of central and northern Florida.
Winds were becoming gusty along the coast from southwest Florida
to the Florida Keys with speeds of 30 to 55 mph. For information
regarding the location and track of Milton, please refer to
www.nhc.noaa.gov.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 PM
EDT Tue Oct 08 through 1000 AM EDT Wed Oct 09...

...FLORIDA...
ELKTON 2 NNW                         4.81                    
BAKERSVILLE 6 SW                     4.12                    
SPUDS 2 N                            4.02                    
SAINT AUGUSTINE 1 WSW                3.35                    
HASTINGS 6 SE                        3.24                    
BOSTWICK 4 NE                        3.20                    
SEMINOLE                             1.76                    
NOKOMIS                              1.75                    
VENICE                               1.69                    
SARASOTA-BRADENTON INTL AIRPORT      1.63                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...FLORIDA...
KEY WEST INTL AIRPORT                  59                    
MAYPORT                                43                    


For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks
associated with Milton, please refer to www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov. 

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 PM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Miller