After battering the west coast of Florida with winds, pounding rain and storm surge, Hurricane Milton roared onshore near Siesta Key at 8:30 p.m. as a powerful Category 3 hurricane with estimated wind speeds of 120 mph.

Here's what's happening with Hurricane Milton in less than a minute. Almost 12 hours after making landfall, Hurricane Milton was in the Atlantic, still as a hurricane.

Hours after Hurricane Milton slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents and officials in the region have headed to the streets, surveying the damage and cleaning up debris left by the major storm. Category 3 Milton,