Milton, a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, became a Category 4 storm Monday and was expected to make landfall in Florida in a couple of days.

Milton is officially no longer a hurricane and has moved past Florida out into the Atlantic, but not before leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

The aftermath of Hurricane Milton has left a trail of misinformation surrounding relief efforts in hard-hit Florida, including conspiracy theories about officials controlling the weather. The storm's devastation was not as severe as initially feared in Florida,

A tornado that tore through Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, during Milton has been preliminarily rated EF-3 with winds of 140 mph, the National Weather Service in Miami said Thursday. "Several strong tornadoes developed within rainbands associated with Hurricane Milton.

Florida residents repaired damage from Hurricane Milton and tried to figure out what to do next on Friday after the storm smashed through coastal communities and tore homes to pieces, flooded streets and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.

By Brad Brooks and Leonora LaPeter Anton FORT PIERCE/ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Florida on Friday was clearing downed trees and power lines and mopping up flooded neighborhoods after Hurricane Milton roared through leaving at least 16 people dead.

Tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they prepared for heavy wind, rain, and storm surges.