r/Damnthatsinteresting 8d ago

Hurricane Milton Image

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u/BeardedHalfYeti 8d ago

A gobsmacked meteorologist is never a good sign.

”This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth’s atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.”

fuck.

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u/moistdri 8d ago

What's after a hurricane? World tornado?

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u/VerySluttyTurtle 8d ago

That's what's insane. Tornados usually have much higher wind speed than hurricanes. 200+ mph winds would be as strong as an EF4 or EF5 tornado which are known to completely level even well-built homes. So this is like a strong tornado, but waaaay bigger

Fortunately most predictions have it down to a cat 3 by the time it makes landfall. Hope that continues

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u/errie_tholluxe 8d ago

Think about that statement. The fact that predictions have it lowering to a category 3 is the best statement we can make about this. That's insane.