Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall in Florida With Powerful Winds

Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast near Tampa with tree-snapping winds, pushing a wall of water onshore and putting lives at risk in the densely populated region.

Milton came ashore near Siesta Key with winds of 120 miles (205 kilometers) per hour, according to an advisory from the US National Hurricane Center, making it a Category 3 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. It was the second hurricane to hit Florida in two weeks.

A beached boat during Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida on Oct. 9.

Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg

Massive flooding is expected from both the storm surge, which may reach up to 13 feet (4 meters) in some places, and heavy rain ...