The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (205 kph) as it roared ashore near Siesta Key in Sarasota County.

The storm, forecast to make landfall Wednesday evening in Florida, is now a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 175 mph.

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds at around ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane. The monster storm came ...

Hurricane Milton is in the process of making landfall as a Category 3 storm in Sarasota County, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly ...

As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida's west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists are worried ...

Meteorologist David Heckard said Milton is nearing landfall as a Category 3 major hurricane along the Suncoast. Landfall is imminent in Sarasota County in the next hour. An Extreme Wind Warning ...

There was no time left for people to evacuate ahead of the storm, officials said, and the odds of survival were bleak for ...

Time began to run out for residents to evacuate from the potentially catastrophic path the storm was carving toward Florida.

Hurricane Milton has spent the last several days rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane started out as just a tropical disturbance, but with the help of extremely ...

Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, is churning toward Florida’s west coast. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 ...