Hurricane Milton Hits Florida as Category 3 Storm, Still Dangerous as it Sweeps Across State

Hurricane Milton Hits Florida as Category 3 Storm, Still Dangerous as it Sweeps Across State Hurricane Milton landed as a Category 3 storm Wednesday in Siesta Key, about 60 miles south of Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast, spawning tornadoes, and creating a large storm surge with heavy rains. Downgraded to a still-dangerous Category 2 hurricane, the storm swept across Florida, threatening central Florida and the Atlantic Coast population centers.