As of 9 p.m., power was out for 1 million Floridians as Hurricane Milton spurred tornadoes throughout the state. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds on Wednesday near Siesta Key, Florida, slamming into the state’s west coast before churning its way eastward, reports Fox News.
“Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,” the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Areas such as Sumter County were forced to end all emergency services as conditions became too hazardous to respond to calls for help because of Hurricane Milton.
The storm is expected to pass over central Florida and into the Atlantic through Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.
Biden declared Florida a disaster area ahead of Milton’s landfall to facilitate FEMA’s preparations and response, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis activated thousands of National Guard members who are standing by to conduct search and rescue following the storm.
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