The day Milton ravaged Florida

Hurricane Milton made landfall near the city of Siesta Key in Florida, with winds of up to 120 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The dangerous storm spawned a barrage of tornadoes before making landfall along Florida's west coast as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of over 100 mph.

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Hurricane Milton has plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph after producing a barrage of tornadoes.

Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast Wednesday night, bringing a “life-threatening” storm surge and 120 mph winds.

Florida residents are being encouraged to shelter in place, as hazards such as storm surges, tornadoes and high winds and flash flood warnings were extended into early Thursday morning.

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Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast Wednesday night, bringing a “life-threatening” storm surge and 120 mph winds.

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Hurricane Milton is barreling into the Atlantic Ocean after plowing across Florida as a Category 3 storm.

More than 3 million homes and businesses were in the dark by early Thursday as Milton was exiting the eastern coast of Florida.

In today’s issue: White caps, driving bands of rain and deadly tornadoes were among Hurricane Milton’s earliest warnings before smashing into Florida’s Gulf Coast south of Tampa Wednesday night and making an exit this morning as a Category 1 storm into the Atlantic Ocean. The state is reckoning with fatalities from tornadoes, power outages that...

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Hurricane Milton ripped off the roof at Tropicana Field which was transformed into a camp for thousands of first responders as the Category 3 storm ripped through Florida Wednesday night.

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Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm along Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing powerful winds, a deadly storm surge, flooding, widespread power outages, and deaths.

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Tampa Bay experienced a rare reverse storm surge as Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening.

The storm was moving off Florida's east coast on Thursday but "still producing damaging hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall."

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Weary Floridians will confront a growing death count, flooding, homelessness, gas shortages, and power outages on Thursday morning as Hurricane Milton’s overnight trail of destruction becomes evident in the harsh light of day.

More than 3 million homes and businesses were in the dark by early Thursday as Milton was exiting the eastern coast of Florida.

The storm was moving off Florida's east coast on Thursday but "still producing damaging hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall."

More than 3 million homes and businesses were in the dark by early Thursday as Milton was exiting the eastern coast of Florida.

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Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, rains and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm.

Hurricane Milton was tracking away from Florida Thursday morning, hours after the dangerous Category 3 storm brought a “life-threatening” surge and catastrophic winds that left over 3 million Floridians inundated by floodwaters and without power.

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Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, rains and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm.

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Hurricane Milton began to leave Florida early Thursday morning after leaving three million people without power and multiple people having been confirmed dead.

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Hurricane Milton "was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst case scenario," Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.

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The storm was moving off Florida's east coast on Thursday but "still producing damaging hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall."

The storm was moving off Florida's east coast on Thursday but "still producing damaging hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall."

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The storm was moving off Florida's east coast on Thursday but "still producing damaging hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall."

President Biden will deliver remarks from the White House on Thursday to provide an update on the initial impacts of Hurricane Milton after it hit Central Florida overnight. Milton made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm just south of the Tampa Bay area, causing widespread damage. Millions remain without power, and six people...

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Floridians awoke Thursday morning with the worst of Hurricane Milton largely behind them, but a long road to recovery still ahead. Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, in Siesta Key, Fla., five miles west of Sarasota and about 70 miles south of the...

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Hurricane Milton "was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst case scenario," Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.

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Residents of Punta Gorda, Florida, emerged after Hurricane Milton raked across Florida to find roads flooded, homes water logged and dreams dashed.

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Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead and millions without power Thursday.

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Two hurricanes in quick succession could scramble a breathtakingly close presidential election in its final weeks. Even as most Americans are focused on the human toll from the one-two punch of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the storms have inevitably become hot political issues. Right now, there are three ways in which the politics of...

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More than 3 million Floridians were without power after Milton. In some areas like Siesta Key, damage was severe. In Sarasota, many residents were thankful things were not worse.

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How did Florida's inland counties and east coast fare? Some places saw minimal damage, while others were left underwater and damaged by tornadoes.

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