Hurricane Milton came ashore Wednesday night in Siesta Key near Sarasota, but the more populated Tampa Bay region took a big hit with ripped buildings and flooded communities in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Bradenton Here’s what the hurricane looked like as it came through the area,

Hurricane Milton’s impending arrival along Florida’s west coast could get captured on various beach cameras along the Suncoast. However, local cameras in Manatee and Sarasota — the areas projected for direct landfall late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning — may go offline if the cameras have power and internet outages.