José Rubiera spoke on his YouTube channel on the night of this Monday about the serious danger that the imminent impact of Hurricane Milton represents for residents in Florida.
Although the beloved Cuban meteorologist addressed the issue when Milton was still a category 5 - it has now dropped to 4 - his observations continue to be perfectly valid.
It displayed the perfectly defined eye of the powerful weather phenomenon and noted that it has a significant structure of spiral bands to the south and north that will affect a large part of the state in one way or another.
Rubiera showed the different models of forecasts, some affecting the north of Tampa, others to the south of Naples, but he urged not to pay too much attention to the exact location where the hurricane will make landfall, and emphasized that the severe damage covers a very wide area, especially large in this case because it is a major hurricane.
"I don’t think it’s good; it’s incorrect for them to focus their vision on the center because the center is just a representation of the storm. The storm itself is not the center, but a broad area […] It doesn’t matter if it passes through Tampa; the effect will be north of Tampa and south of Tampa," he said.
"The hurricane is not a point, it is a wide zone that creates 'a path' and causes destruction. What is inside the cone has a 70 percent probability of being affected. The entire peninsula will be affected in some way," he insisted.
Rubiera also referred to the rapidity with which Milton went from tropical depression to storm and then to hurricane.
He described the case as an “explosive intensification” in just a few hours, something that he noted has become a recent trend for several hurricanes due to climate change.
The rapid development was also contributed to by the favorable conditions of the warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico and the favorable conditions in the upper atmosphere.
To the residents in Florida, he said: “We must be prepared. There is still time. It is a major hurricane that will even affect areas that have already been impacted by Helene, so there is already an important precedent.”
"They need to prepare well to avoid loss of life and prevent material damage, giant tides, perhaps 5 or 6 meters high. If you are in a flood area or on the coast, leave. Follow the guidance of the authorities. Material damage can be recovered over time, life cannot," he concluded.
In recent hours, Hurricane Milton has strengthened as an extremely dangerous threat to the Florida peninsula as it moves northeast after passing near the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.
With sustained winds of up to 155 mph (250 km/h), and even stronger gusts, Milton poses a serious threat to life and property along the west coast of Florida.
The Miami Meteorological Service has warned of the strength of the winds, rains, and swells that will reach the state in the coming hours.
What do you think?
COMMENTFiled under:
