Marine Tropical Storm · Atlantic South

Tropical storm conditions, with gusts to hurricane force (65 to 75 knots), were experienced over the offshore Atlantic waters of Volusia County. Peak wind gust observations of 65 to 70 knots were witnessed near and over the barrier islands. Buoy 41070, owned and maintained by the Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP), 11 miles east-northeast of Daytona Beach, measured a peak wave height of 18 ft at 0405EST on Oct 10.

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key on Oct 9 before crossing the peninsula and re-emerging into the Atlantic as a category 1 hurricane. Overall, sustained winds reached tropical storm force across the Atlantic waters of east central Florida, with occasional gusts to hurricane force. Numerous waterspouts were witnessed on KMLB radar during the afternoon hours of Oct 9, several of which began as tornadoes before emerging into the Intracoastal and Atlantic waters of the Treasure Coast.