Weather University: Hurricane Milton and the tropics
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Stormtracker 8 Meteorologists Matt DiNardo and Jacqueline Waters met in the WRIC NOW livestreaming studio today to talk about Hurricane Milton and other developments in the tropics. Hurricane Milton has been a hot discussion topic recently, especially given the updates that were released this morning regarding its forecasted path and strength. "Today it went from Category 1 at 5 a.m. all the way now [to] Category 4, definitely intensifying like crazy and it's going to strengthen maybe even more," Waters said. The storm's current path is forecasted to hit the Florida peninsula, more specifically the city of Tampa and surrounding regions. "There is no question that this is at least maintaining, if not continuing to strengthen, and that's scary," DiNardo said. Seeing that many parts of the south are still recovering from the devastation of Helene, the hosts discussed how the impact of Milton may compare. "It's going to not just bring a tremendous amount of rain for the coast but also inland, and I mean, we know how devastating all the rain could be," Waters said. "Unfortunately Helene brought all that rain to North Carolina -- it's not going to be exactly what happened in North Carolina -- but still bringing tremendous rain, flash flooding could happen, especially with the storm surge, just not a good situation." The hosts also took time to engage with several viewers who asked questions about the storms impact during the livestream. To learn more about Helene, make sure to check out last week's episode of Weather University. To view other livestream content, visit the WRIC NOW page.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Stormtracker 8 Meteorologists Matt DiNardo and Jacqueline Waters met in the WRIC NOW livestreaming studio today to talk about Hurricane Milton and other developments in the tropics.
Hurricane Milton has been a hot discussion topic recently, especially given the updates that were released this morning regarding its forecasted path and strength.
"Today it went from Category 1 at 5 a.m. all the way now [to] Category 4, definitely intensifying like crazy and it's going to strengthen maybe even more," Waters said.
The storm's current path is forecasted to hit the Florida peninsula, more specifically the city of Tampa and surrounding regions.
"There is no question that this is at least maintaining, if not continuing to strengthen, and that's scary," DiNardo said.
Seeing that many parts of the south are still recovering from the devastation of Helene, the hosts discussed how the impact of Milton may compare.
"It's going to not just bring a tremendous amount of rain for the coast but also inland, and I mean, we know how devastating all the rain could be," Waters said. "Unfortunately Helene brought all that rain to North Carolina -- it's not going to be exactly what happened in North Carolina -- but still bringing tremendous rain, flash flooding could happen, especially with the storm surge, just not a good situation."
The hosts also took time to engage with several viewers who asked questions about the storms impact during the livestream.
To learn more about Helene, make sure to check out last week's episode of Weather University. To view other livestream content, visit the WRIC NOW page.
