Hurricane Milton has hit Florida, moving onshore Wednesday night. Milton made landfall as a major hurricane and poses significant threats to Florida’s west-central coast and southwest coast. Storm surge is one of the biggest threats,

The storm arrived, near the city of Siesta Key, as a category three and was described by the US National Hurricane Center as being "extremely dangerous".

Hurricane Milton is forecast to retain major hurricane status and expand in size as it approaches the west coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. Milton was located about 520 miles southwest of Tampa,

The hurricane brought life-threatening storm surge and heavy rain to a region that was pummeled by Helene less than two weeks ago.

Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, pounding cities with ferocious winds and rain, and whipping up a barrage of tornadoes. It caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit.

The second option, called a "reverse" storm surge, can expose sand, silt, and debris typically covered by water. It is a strange phenomenon that occurs with the circular winds of a hurricane.