Milton’s sustained wind speeds peaked at 180 miles per hour on Monday, before dropping to around 120 mph when the storm made landfall near Siesta Key around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday — less than two weeks ...
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm, delivering storm surge, flooding and tornadoes to Lee County. Power outages affected over 375,000 homes and businesses.
President Biden once again referred to Vice President Kamala Harris incorrectly as the "president" during a press briefing on hurricane recovery efforts.