The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (205 kph) when it roared ashore near Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m.
About 125 homes were destroyed before Milton made landfall, many of them mobile homes in communities for older adults.
At 8 a.m., Milton was pulling away from the east coast of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph.
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm before weakening as it cut through ...
Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction in its wake after slamming into Siesta Key off Sarasota as a Category 3 ...
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida on Wednesday as Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center ...
As of 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, Milton is a Category 4 Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to make landfall across ...