The latest update on Hurricane Milton after it came ashore in Florida with NBC6’s John Morales.
What to Know
- Hurricane Milton made landfall along the Gulf coast of Florida near Siesta Key around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said
- Milton had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph and was moving east-northeast at 15 mph when it made landfall
- Life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains were expected across portions of central and southwestern Florida
- Power was knocked out for more than 1.5 million people across the state from Milton as reports of widespread damage were coming in
- Milton also created a tornado threat throughout Florida on Wednesday, leading to multiple fatalities
- Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning area across Florida through Thursday morning
- Milton will move across the central part of the Florida peninsula overnight, and emerge off the east coast of Florida on Thursday
