FLORIDA, UNITED STATES — Treacherous conditions have caused chaos across Florida after the hurricane made landfall on Wednesday evening and plowed across. Cities were pounded with ferocious winds of up to 120mph and rain, intensifying the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene just two weeks ago.
Milton smashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm at about 8:30 pm on Wednesday near Siesta Key. As it hurtled across the state, it whipped up a barrage of tornadoes and knocked off power from at least three million homes..
After twice reaching Category 5 strength, Milton hit Florida as a Category 3 storm and was downgraded to Category 2. around 90 minutes after making landfall. By early Thursday, the hurricane was a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph as it churned about 30 miles south of Orlando... thesun.co.uk
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