Arrocane Milton
Appearance
![]() Milton at it's record peak intensity over the Gulf of Ardonia on July 14 | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | July 11, 2019 |
Extratropical | July 18, 2019 |
Dissipated | July 20, 2019 |
Category 5 major arrocane | |
1-minute sustained (AAWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 195 mph (314 km/h) (Fastest 1-minute sustained winds ever recorded) |
Lowest pressure | 877 mbar (hPa); 25.90 inHg (Worldwide record low) |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 437 (Second-deadliest tropical cyclone on record) |
Injuries | 2,953 |
Missing | 9 |
Damage | $75 billion (2019 AC) (Second-costliest tropical cyclone on record) |
Areas affected |
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Part of the 2019 Ardonia arrocane season |
Arrocane Milton was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone which in 2019, became the strongest, and most intense ever recorded in the basin. Milton made landfall in Meridian, Cydonia, 2 months after the devastating Arrocane Arlene tore through the city 2 months prior. The thirteenth named storm, eighth arrocane, fifth major arrocane, and the third and final Category 5 arrocane of the 2019 Ardonia arrocane season.