Hurricane Milton, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, reached Category 5 intensity before making landfall in Florida. The hurricane caused significant damage in Sarasota ...

Milton's low ... seven-county region the Miami NWS covers from Glades to Monroe counties. That more than doubled the previous record of seven in a single day. More: Hurricane Helene storm surge ...

a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Miami. “In this case, the first you know that was actually on the ground was in the early morning hours of Oct. 9th. Hurricane Milton didn’t ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key on Oct. 9, 2024, just 12 days after Hurricane Helene swamped the island off Sarasota with a storm surge that reached up to 7 feet. “We gave our heart ...