Hurricane Milton batters central Florida

Hurricane Milton ploughed into Florida’s west coast as a powerful Category 3 storm, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to more than three million customers


Category 1 hurricane 

Chance of damaging winds (%)
20 40 60 80


Oct 9, 20:30 Storm makes landfall near Siesta Key
02:00 Oct 10
08:00 Oct 10
20:00 Oct 10
Forecast path

GEORGIA
U.S.
Jacksonville 
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Tallahassee
FLORIDA
Daytona Beach
Tampa
Orlando
St Petersburg
Sarasota
GULF OF MEXICO
Fort Myers
Straits of Florida
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Pierce
Cape Canaveral
Marsh Harbour
BAHAMAS
100km 60 miles

All times EDT (GMT-4)


Sources: New York Times, Reuters
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