Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm with powerful winds and dangerous surge

By The Associated Press

This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:50 p.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Milton, center, off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (NOAA via AP)

This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:50 p.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Milton, center, off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (NOAA via AP)

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm with powerful winds and dangerous surge.

More than 1 million homes and businesses without power in Florida due to Hurricane Milton, according to utility tracker.

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