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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Milton (2024)
4 October 2024 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Milton formed in the North Atlantic basin on 4 October 2024 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America. It is the 55th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 4 October 2024
- Dissipated
- 11 October 2024
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
- Estimated Damage
- 34.4 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America159 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Beryl269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Kirk241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Helene222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Rafael194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Francine167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Ernesto157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Oscar139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debby130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth