Hurricane Milton slams into Florida’s west coast with 120 mph winds, leaving 3M without power

"Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast Wednesday night as an extremely dangerous storm, bringing a “life-threatening” surge and catastrophic winds that left more than 3 million people without power and areas inundated with water.

Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key in Sarasota County around 8:30 p.m., with winds up to 120 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center — significantly lighter than the 180 mph Milton blew while raging as a Category 5 storm at various points as it traveled across the gulf." NYP