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NHC AL142024 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Milton (2024)

October 4, 2024 – October 11, 2024

Hurricane Milton peaked at Category 5 with 178 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 177 US cities, 177 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 5

178 mph

Cities within 75 mi
177
At hurricane strength
177

when closest

States
1

Cities Milton passed near, strongest first

Florida (177)

and 117 more

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.