Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida at 8:30 PM Wednesday evening. It made landfall as a category 3 hurricane with a pressure level of 954 mb with sustained maximum winds of 120 mph.
Milton brought significant life-threatening storm surge up to 15 feet, rainfall totals between 10-15" on average over the past 24 hours, and a widespread tornado outbreak across the state. Millions of people are without power this morning amid Hurricane Milton's landfall.
Milton is currently moving offshore early this morning as a category 1 hurricane and will travel eastward over the open Atlantic basin to the north of the Bahamas. It will weaken to a tropical depression over the weekend.
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