By Ellyn Lapointe For Dailymail.Com Published: 11:47 EDT, 10 October 2024 | Updated: 13:10 EDT, 10 October 2024

A creepy satellite image of Hurricane Milton shows the storm taking the shape of a skull before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday.Stu Ostro, senior meteorologist at the Weather Channel, shared the eerie photo on X, displaying it next to a similar image of hurricane Matthew in 2016.Milton appeared to be staring back, with an eerie-like grin as it churned in the Gulf and barreled toward Florida. The ominous image came moments before Milton hit the state, unleashing devastating floods and winds. Both Hurricane Matthew of 2016 (left) and Hurricane Milton (right) took on the shape of an eerie skull before making landfallAnother X user – Storm Chaser Rob from Alabama – shared a video of the satellite radar as Milton morphed into the sinister shape.’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,’ he wrote. Experts have described Hurricane Milton as a ‘monster’ storm – which makes this satellite image all the more fitting. Milton made landfall near Sarasota, Florida around 8:30pm ET Wednesday. The Category 3 storm whipped up 150 tornados and hammered the state with up to 20 inches of rain, over 100 mph wind gusts and peak storm surge over five feet.More than three million Floridians are still without power in the aftermath of Milton, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility reports.Ostro included another picture in the post, showing Hurricane Matthew had formed a similar skull-like pattern.   Matthew was also a devastating storm. It slammed into Haiti as a Category 4 storm in 2016, causing severe flooding, landslides and infrastructure damage that killed over 500 people and displaced tens of thousands.  Ostro included another picture in the post, showing Hurricane Matthew had formed a similar skull-like pattern in 2016The full extent of Milton’s damage is still unknown, but reports and photos show extensive devastation, including yachts, sailboats and other vessels tossed onto land, downed power lines and homes turned to rubble.’We will better understand the extent of the damage as the day progresses,’ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said. ‘We’ve got more to do, but we will absolutely get through this.’ As of 11:45am EDT Thursday, nine people have been confirmed dead in Florida.The storm moved offshore Thursday morning, but the danger isn’t over yet. Milton could still flood parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast with storm surge as high as three to five feet. 

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Hurricane Milton forms eerie skull-like face moments before approaching Florida