An eerie satellite image of Hurricane Milton shows the storm taking on the shape of a skull before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday. Stu Ostro, a meteorologist at the Weather Channel, shared the eerie photo on X that he said replicated that of Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
Milton seemed to be looking back, with an eerie smile as he headed toward Florida. The image was created just moments before Milton hit the coast causing flooding and damaging winds. Another X-user, Storm Chaser Rob from Alabama shared a satellite radar video as Milton morphed into the nasty shape.
“We have a skull. This is a disturbing sight. This sent shivers down my spine. Hurricane Milton will be talked about for a long time," he wrote.
We have a SKULL. This is a harrowing visual. This sent chills up my spine. Hurricane Milton will be talked about for a long time. #hurricaneMilton #TampaBay #florida pic.twitter.com/zsa5AIP7J8
— Storm Chaser ?ob (@NaderChaserRob) October 9, 2024
Experts have described Hurricane Milton as a "monster" storm, which makes this satellite image even more embarrassing. Milton made landfall near Sarasota, Florida around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Category 3 storm struck 150 tornadoes with winds over 100 km per hour. More than 3 million Floridians are still without power as a result of Milton.
Ostro also released another photo showing that Hurricane Matthew had also formed a similar skull pattern. Matthew was also a devastating storm.
It slammed into Haiti as a Category 4 storm in 2016, causing massive flooding, landslides and infrastructure damage that killed over 500 people and displaced tens of thousands more. The full picture of Milton's damage is still unclear, but reports and photos show extensive destruction.
As of 11:45 a.m. Thursday, 9 people have been confirmed dead in Florida alone. The storm moved offshore Thursday morning, but the danger isn't over yet. Milton could still hit parts of Florida's Gulf Coast.