Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm before weakening to a Category 2 as it came ashore, according to the National Hurricane Center. Follow for live ...
Barrier islands were battered, and about 2.6 million customers were without power. Six of the deaths were in St. Lucie County, on the opposite coast from where the storm came ashore.
Milton has strengthened back into a Category 5 hurricane. Even though it is forecast to weaken before it makes landfall, it will double in size — meaning its disastrous impacts will be felt over a ...