Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall Near Florida’s Siesta Key As Category 3 Storm (Watch Video)

According to the US National Hurricane Center, dangerous Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida’s Siesta Key area on Wednesday night, October 9, as a Category 3 cyclonic storm. The cyclonic storm's location was 115 miles (185 km) southwest of Orlando, Florida, travelling with maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometres per hour.

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Forecasters warn it could be “one of the most destructive hurricanes on record” for the west-central part of the state. A video surfaced from Tampa Bay in Florida, showing water bouncing out from the harbour. 

Hurricane Milton has quickly drained the water from Tampa Bay, leaving the area dry pic.twitter.com/Kv9qLc5JkN

— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) October 10, 2024

The Tampa Bay area is around 70 miles from Siesta Key, a barrier island in Sarasota County, where the cyclonic storm fell. Milton is moving at a speed of 15 mph towards southern Florida and will exit into the Atlantic. Homes in Florida were without electricity. 

10pm EDT #Hurricane#Milton Position Update:

A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect for the Tampa Bay Area as Milton continues to move inland.

A sustained wind of 86 mph & gust of 105 mph was recently reported at a WeatherFlow station at Egmont
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— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 10, 2024

The NHC issued a flash flood emergency in Florida near Tampa Bay areas as Milton continues to move inland. The weather centre said
sustained wind of 86 mph & gust of 105 mph was recently reported at Egmont. Gusty winds of 111 kph were recently reported at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.