Out of florida, millions of people under threat from Monster Size Hurricane milton. That powerful Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles an hour has come ashore. The eyewall made landfall half an hour ago in siesta key, which is a Barrier Island off of the coast of sarasota. Right now, the storm with a diameter of 450 miles, is bringing lifethreatening winds and potentially devastating Storm Surge up to 13 feet. Earlier today, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, took steal drones on the gulf of mexico. They showed 40 nautical miles away from meltons eye, the winds were gusting 76 miles an hour and waves were cresting up at 28 feet high. That powerful storm is hitting land. For those not in the eyewalls direct path, there is reason to be vigilant as much of florida is under a tropical Storm Watch or warning. The national Weather Service also issued warnings in parts of south and central florida, where milton has spawned 10 tornadoes. Airports,
Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. Were grateful. Please stay safe. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Hi nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Warning against maga disinformation. Both candidates have been speaking out. We have more on the intersection of this humanitarian damager and the campaigns later this hour. While the latest reports indicate this volatile category 3 will double in size and make landfall in florida within hours. Experts caution it could end up being the worst such Weather Event in possibly a generation. I can give you a couple of factoids before we bring in our experts. Sustained Wind Speeds up to 130 miles per hour, projected 15foot Storm Surges in the worse spots, a foot and a half of rain in the densely populated Tampa Area is expected. And you can see fort myers, sarasota, tampa, all in the path, as it will barrel across the West Coast. You see that on your screen with the map of florida. Authorities h
We are still going to feel the effect of this time because, as it continues to drift its way steadily east, that is going to allow that Cooler Air to push the Wire Mayor back to the new continent so, as we go through the day on wednesday, there is still a risk of Heavy Rain and rough seas, and the northerly wind will dry and a few scattered showers across the North Sea Coast as well. The cool are not really arriving yet. 14 17 year but noticeably colder in scotland and, as we go out of wednesday into thursday, Gale Force gusts of wind are going to push plenty of frequent showers south. There will be sunny spells but it will be a Cooler Story for all and temperatures are likely to keep between eight and i2. All and temperatures are likely to keep between eight and 12. A little bit below par from where we should be at this stage in october. And then as we move through fire into saturday a brief Ridge Of High Pressure builds across england and wales, brightening things down. This is bbc n
Warn an extremely dangerous category four hurricane is on the way. Memorial events are taking place in israel, and Around The World, to remember the victims of the hamas attacks on israel, exactly one year ago, in which nearly 1200 people were killed, and 250 taken hoStage. In israel, shortly after daybreak, president Isaac Herzog joined a Memorial Service at the scene of the nova Music Festival, marking the moment it came under attack. Yemen without itself is part of what they call the axis of resistance against israel. The airport has now been shot. This is Notjust Airport has now been shot. This is not just a airport has now been shot. This is notjust a day for morning. This is a day also of increased worry about the Security Situation and indeed across the region. But we will continue, though, to continue on all of the events lets begin with how the events lets begin with how the day started here in israel. It started in Southern Israel at the site of the Music Festival the first V
And wet for some but a mild start. Single figures into the far north of scotland. That line of showers will continue to drift its way across the north of england into the scottish borders. More showers piling in from the South West pushing further inland so we keep that showery theme for tuesday but come on the whole, we still have a milder story, particularly down to the South West. 18 and 19 degrees. When starting to swing Round And Cooler in the far north of scotland. It will start to weaken as it pushes across the cooler waters so it will lose its Hurricane Identity but it will be still a significant area of low pressure. Still taking it towards Northern Spain and france so we are going to miss the west there but what it will do as it will change the Wind Direction and it is going to be responsible for introducing this northerly flow, turning colder. So it could be a glancing blow across the Channel Islands in the Kent Coast from kirk at the moment. A rash of showers coming of the