Hurricane Milton hit the coast of Siesta Key in the US state of Florida on Thursday morning. This caused the highest rainfall in St. Petersburg, Florida in the last thousand years. Here, 16 inches of rain fell in 3 hours. Which used to happen in 3 months. Milton is the third storm of the year to hit Florida. Before hitting the coast in Siesta Key, it was a category 5 storm. At the time of hitting, it became a category 3 storm and now it has been declared a category 2 storm. Despite this, it is very dangerous. Due to the hurricane, winds are blowing at a speed of 193 kilometers per hour in many cities of Florida. According to American media house CNN, about 10 lakh people in Florida do not have electricity in their homes. 20 lakh people are facing the threat of floods. The situation is so bad that the police personnel deployed for the safety of people in some areas have also been ordered to return to safe places. Milton’s intensity when it hit the sea coast…
Pictures show the devastation caused by Milton… Dozens of tornadoes came with the hurricane
Emergency has been imposed in many cities of Florida. According to the New York Times, along with the hurricane, information is also coming out about dozens of tornadoes and the damage caused by them. At the same time, according to NYT, another hurricane ‘Leslie’ is forming in the Atlantic Ocean. However, the chances of it reaching America are very low. According to a Reuters report, Hurricane Milton can cause a loss of Rs 8 lakh crore to America. Hurricane dragging water along
Due to the hurricane, many areas of Florida are flooded due to heavy rains. At the same time, the exact opposite has happened in Tampa Bay. Actually, the stormy winds are dragging the water that is accumulating there due to rain. This is bringing relief from floods there. Second hurricane in 15 days in Florida
Milton is the second major hurricane to hit Florida within 15 days. Earlier, more than 200 people died due to Hurricane Helen in Florida. More than 12 states of America were affected by Hurricane Helen. While Florida was the most affected. Read the full news of Helen here… What is the difference between typhoon, hurricane and tornado? Storm or hurricane is a type of disturbance in the atmosphere, which comes through strong winds and is accompanied by rain, snow or hail. When these occur on the earth, they are called common storms, but the storms arising from the sea are called hurricanes. Hurricanes are more dangerous than common storms. Hurricane, cyclone and typhoon are the same thing. Cyclones are called by different names around the world. For example, cyclones formed in North America and Caribbean Islands are called hurricanes, cyclones in Philippines, Japan and China are called typhoons and storms occurring around Australia and Indian Ocean i.e. India are called cyclones. In terms of oceans, cyclones formed in the Atlantic and North West Oceans are called hurricanes. Storms formed in the North West Pacific Ocean are called typhoons. Storms arising in the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean are called cyclones. This is the reason why sea storms occurring in the areas around India are called cyclones. Tornadoes are also strong storms, but they are not cyclones, because they mostly form on land instead of in the sea. Most tornadoes occur in America.
