While deep convection still exists in the eyewall, recent data shows the inner core is starting to weaken. Intensity estimates have been declining, now ranging from 120-132 mph, with the advisory ...

Crucially a landfall should not be confused with a ‘direct hit’, which refers to a situation where the core of high winds (or eyewall) comes ashore but the centre of the storm may stay remain offshore ...

In brief: Houston will continue to see very warm days, with highs generally in the upper 80s, for the rest of the month into early November. The only difference is that the modestly lower humidity we ...

That’s when the back of Milton’s eyewall went over the airport, Bunting said. “That’s what blew the roof off the airport − the (hurricane's) back side blew the roof off the airport ...

The most intense winds around Milton's eyewall peaked at 180 mph roughly 24 hours before striking Florida, but the storms in its outer bands began to pummel South Florida more than 16 hours ahead ...

This is why the greatest risk of storm surge during a hurricane is at the center of the storm, in the “eyewall,” and to the right of it, where the forward-moving winds push water onto shore.

Due to Milton coming completely from the west, the hurricane broadsided Florida and kept Plant City in its crosshairs. The eyewall of Milton—where the highest winds blow—passed nearby. At the time, ...