Rare EF-3 tornado hits Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
A rare EF-3 tornado tore through the Avenir community in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on October 9, 2024, as Hurricane “Milton” unleashed a tornado outbreak across Florida.
Fast CME produced by X1.8 solar flare impacts Earth, producing G4 – Severe geomagnetic storm
Coronal mass ejection (CME) produced by X1.8 solar flare on October 9, 2024, impacted Earth at 15:15 UTC on October 10, at nearly 2.4 million km/h (1.5 million miles per hour), triggering G4 – Severe geomagnetic storm.
Category 3 Hurricane “Milton” makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida
Hurricane “Milton” made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the west coast of Florida at 00:30 UTC on October 10, 2024, with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h (120 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 954 hPa, making it a Category 3 hurricane.
Strong solar radiation in progress, severe geomagnetic storm watch in effect
A strong solar radiation storm is currently in progress as a result of a major X1.8 solar flare at 01:56 UTC on October 9, 2024.
Large area of destructive storm surge forecast as extremely dangerous Hurricane “Milton” hits Florida
Category 5 Hurricane “Milton” is moving NE toward Florida, U.S. at 22 km/h (14 mph) with maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph). Milton is forecast to make landfall late tonight or early Thursday along the Florida Gulf Coast, threatening large area with severe storm surges, destructive winds, and heavy rainfall.
Major X1.8 solar flare produces Earth-directed CME, impact expected late October 10
A major solar flare measuring X1.8 erupted from Earth-facing Active Region 3848 at 01:56 UTC on October 9, 2024. The event started at 01:25 and ended at 02:43 UTC. A fast-moving full halo coronal mass ejection (CME) was produced during the event, with the impact expected from late October 10 to early on October 11.
Yucatán Peninsula in path of extremely dangerous Category 5 Hurricane “Milton” — Florida braces for major impact on Wednesday
Hurricane “Milton” rapidly intensified on Monday, October 7, 2024, and is now a major category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects Milton to become a Category 5 hurricane today, making it the strongest Gulf of Mexico hurricane this late in the calendar year in the satellite era (since 1966). Milton is forecast to move near or just north of the Yucatán Peninsula today and Tuesday, then cross the eastern Gulf of Mexico and approach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by Wednesday.
More than 350 people report exceptionally bright fireball over U.S. Midwest and Canada
A very bright fireball was spotted across the skies of the Midwest at approximately 03:43 UTC on October 6, 2024 (22:43 local time on October 5), and reported by hundreds of eyewitnesses across 11 U.S. states and parts of Canada. The event was analyzed to have originated from a piece of a Jupiter family comet.
Tropical Storm “Milton” forms, forecast to strike Florida as a hurricane
Tropical Storm “Milton” formed in the Gulf of Mexico at 17:25 UTC on October 5, 2024, as the 13th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The current forecast track takes it right toward Florida, strengthening into a hurricane before making landfall.
Models show multiple incoming CMEs, G3 – Strong or higher geomagnetic storm forecast
At least three coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are expected to strike Earth from October 5 to 7, prompting a G3 – Strong Geomagnetic Storm Watch, with the possibility of G4 – Severe geomagnetic storm conditions.
