Hurricane Milton crashed into Siesta Key, a barrier island along Sarasota County’s coast, at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday as a 120 mph Category 3 storm. Landfall came just south of Tampa Bay. READ MORE: Milton ...
Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state.
Siesta Key officially reopened on Friday, allowing residents and business owners to return to the Sarasota County barrier island where Hurricane Milton made landfall.