Hurricane Milton – Update #9 – 10/10/24

University of Florida officials are assessing the effects of Hurricane Milton. Here is what we know today:

The center of Milton moved off the Florida east coast through Cape Canaveral while still producing damaging hurricane-force winds at 85 mph and heavy rainfall in east – central Florida, as of the 5 a.m. advisory by the National Hurricane Center.

All Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings have been discontinued for Alachua County and the west coast of Florida. A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday. The highest gust recorded on the University of Florida campus was 52 mph at 2 a.m.

Forecasters said the center of Milton will continue moving away from Florida and to the north of the Bahamas today. Gradual weakening is expected, but Milton is forecast to become a powerful extratropical low system tonight.

Classes are canceled on Thursday, October 10, and UF offices in Gainesville will remain closed until 11:59 p.m. today. All UF units outside of Alachua County should continue to follow the guidance and closures of their local governments.

UF will suspend regular updates regarding weather conditions after this message unless conditions warrant. Visit the campus services and events updates page for additional operational updates.

For additional information, please visit the National Hurricane Center.

Additional key links:
Commonly asked questions for UF students
Campus services and events updates
Alachua County Helene updates
UF/IFAS Disaster Preparation & Recovery

This update was posted at 7 a.m. on Thursday, October 10.