Now Milton...
"Now Milton, don't be greedy, let's pass the cake along and make sure everyone gets a piece."-- Office Space
NOTE: This blog entry was not posted Thursday due to a technical error.
I noticed two weather tidbits yesterday about a town called Milton - one in Wisconsin and one in Florida. Turns out that it's a pretty common town name - there are 19 Miltons nationwide according to AccuWeather.com.
In Wisconsin, a tiny storm developed near the town (a.k.a. Clear Lake) and dropped a Tornado during its brief existence (less than an hour from formation to dissipation). Here's a radar shot from 8:30 PM:
The NWS initially called it "A VERY STRANGE SITUATION" and has photos of damage and a radar loop. They say:
And secondly, in a report issued by Thomas Giella via email, he noted that Milton, Florida reached 105 degrees during their heatwave on Tuesday.
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