Hurricane Milton made landfall around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, near Siesta Key. Maximum sustained winds were 120 mph, making Milton a Category 3 hurricane. By the time it left the state it was a Category 1 with sustained winds of 85 mph. Siesta Key is a barrier island off the coast of Sarasota, Florida.

Milton caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit. The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm in Siesta Key, about 70 miles south of Tampa.

After battering the west coast of Florida with winds, pounding rain and storm surge, Hurricane Milton roared onshore near Siesta Key at 8:30 p.m. as a powerful Category 3 hurricane with estimated wind speeds of 120 mph.