Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm. At least 16 people died from the storm, officials confirmed to CBS News. Milton moved across the Florida peninsula Thursday and over the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Milton barreled into Florida's west coast Wednesday.The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane but was later downgraded to a Category 1.It's the second massive storm to strike the region in two weeks.

Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton made landfall as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane and cut through the state as a Category 1 storm before moving offshore.