Hurricane Milton made landfall late Wednesday near Siesta Key in Sarasota County as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of up to 205 kilometers per hour (127 mph). The storm brought flooding rains and damaging winds to central and northern Florida, destroying homes and leaving at least four people dead and 3 million without power before moving into the Atlantic Ocean.
1. A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field which has been torn open due to Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 10, 2024.
2. A billboard structure is seen after it was uprooted during Hurricane Milton, Oct. 10, 2024, in Clearwater, Florida.
3. A view shows a collapsed construction crane that fell on the building that also hosts the offices of the Tampa Bay Times, after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 10, 2024.
4. Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton, Oct. 10, 2024 in Florida.
5. A drone view shows buildings and other structures damaged by Hurricane Milton after it made landfall, in Venice, Florida, Oct. 10, 2024.
6. Debris is strewn on a street following the collapse of a crane, during heavy rainfall and strong winds caused by Hurricane Milton, in St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024, in this screengrab taken from social media. (Mike's Weather Page/via Reuters)
7. Objects are submerged in water after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in Venice, Florida, Oct. 10, 2024.
8. A view shows a fallen traffic light near a police car, after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, in Orlando, Oct. 10, 2024.
9. Utility poles are seen downed by strong wind gusts as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024.
10. Broken windows on a building are pictured as Hurricane Milton approaches Sarasota in Florida, Oct. 9, 2024.
11. Water-flooded streets are seen after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024.
12. The sky lights up as an electric installation is damaged as Hurricane Milton approaches Sarasota, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024
13. A man records the storm as Hurricane Milton makes landfall, in Sarasota, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024.
14. A Lee County Sheriff's officer patrols the streets of Cape Coral, Florida, as heavy rain falls ahead of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 9, 2024.