Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, Wednesday night.
Waves crash along St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight, Oct. 9, 2024.Milton remains a Category 3 hurricane now with 115 mph winds about a half hour after making landfall.The National Weather Service released a warning Wednesday evening about how to safely shelter in place as dangerously high winds batter Florida with Hurricane Milton's landfall.
"With night falling and power outages climbing, high winds are only getting worse across western FL," the agency said. "While sheltering from Milton, stay in interior rooms away from places with overhanging trees or branches," according to the NWS.Sarasota Mayor Liz Alpert said she spoke on the phone with President Joe Biden following his briefing earlier Wednesday about the "unprecedented" hurricane.
"The President wanted to see if there is anything we need in Sarasota to let him know. He understands this is going to be an unprecedented type of hurricane and also understands it will take a lot from the federal government to help us recover in Sarasota," Alpert said in a statement after Milton made landfall just south of Sarasota, near Siesta Key.
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