Hurricane Milton landfall: Category 3 storm close to making landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fl - Hurricane Milton was close to making landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast near Tampa and St. Petersburg as a Category 3 storm, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 p.m. advisory. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 35 miles fromthe center and tropical-storm-force winds extended 255 miles.