ATL: MILTON - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[eastcoastFL]

898.6 extrap!

Amazing! Terrifying but truly amazing.

[ROCK]

my vibe was absolutely wrong...one for the record book...Might even tied Rita...

[Zonacane]

Eye is torching at 25º

[chaser1]

NOAA planes more or less always shows a bit too low extrap, so add 2-3 mb at least

Well since they missed the center, say it breaks even at 898.

Reasonable compromise

[cycloneye]

Conserve in your archives for history.

[Kazmit]

Last time there was a sub-900 mb hurricane in the Atlantic, I was a toddler.

[bob rulz]

Could this have perhaps undergone an eyewall meld like you see sometimes in really powerful hurricanes? That could explain the lack of an EWRC - maybe it just powered through it without losing a beat.

Also, this is what the shoreline of the town of Progreso (northwest of Merida on the Yucatan Peninsula) looks like. Certainly doesn't look like an area that's prepared for a brush with a category 5 hurricane or associated surge, not to mention they're not used to hurricanes in this particular location anyway as they would basically have to come from the west, which is rather unusual.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DQSQDSQCGikqkh5f8

[FrontRunner]

Last time there was a sub-900 mb hurricane in the Atlantic, I was a toddler.

Thanks for making the rest of us feel old

[Evil Jeremy]

I was here for the historic Wilma flight. I'm horrified to be here today.

[Cyclenall]

AVN Loop for Old Time's Sake:



Black ring encircled! Sub-900mb club

[Kazmit]

Last time there was a sub-900 mb hurricane in the Atlantic, I was a toddler.

Thanks for making the rest of us feel old

Puts how long it's been into perspective

[Keldeo1997]

Eye is at Wilma level now. 4nm wide.

[Texashawk]

One saving grace - he’s a buzz saw, but at least he’s a relatively tiny one ATM.

[ElectricStorm]

Drop supports 897!

[zzzh]

Dropsonde confirms 899mb, 24kt!!!

[Aggiemon96]

To help convince them, you might add that they may not be able to get to their home for some time (maybe weeks) and there will probably be no electricity for just as long...IF their home survives the storm.

Living in such primitive conditions will wear on the most battle weary soul, especially hurricane hardened pros (like me?) who have been through lots of storms and as I "age," I am finding it harder to endure those conditions.

Amen to that sister. Laura did me in, I think; if not her, Delta a few weeks later. And I don't care who you are, once you've lived it--sifting through your soaked personal items, picking up your photo albums from your neighbors' yards, watching your bedroom ceiling come crashing down on the sentimental parts of your life, among others--hurricane PTSD is real and extremely painful.

[weeniepatrol]

D. 899 mb
E. 220 deg 24 kt
F. CLOSED
G. C4

[tropicwatch]

I am pretty sure the HH will not be doing any 1000ft fly throughs on this one.

[kevin]

D. 899 mb
E. 220 deg 24 kt
F. CLOSED
G. C4

Pretty much the same size as Wilma's 3.7 km record small eye.

Edit: 4 nm, not km, but still super impressive.

[CrazyC83]

5th lowest on record in the Atlantic.

Wilma 2005 - 882 mb
Gilbert 1988 - 888 mb
"Labor Day" 1935 - 892 mb
Rita 2005 - 895 mb
Milton 2024 - 897 mb
Allen 1979 - 899 mb
Camille 1969 - 900 mb
Katrina 2005 - 902 mb