Hurricane Milton has made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key in Sarasota County.
Milton is bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and flooding Wednesday night along much of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph as it roared ashore near Siesta Key in Sarasota County, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
The National Hurricane Center says Milton was fueled by an extremely warm Gulf of Mexico.
It was expected to remain a hurricane as it crosses the Florida peninsula Thursday before emerging in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
