Today, as we began taking stock of the storm’s damage and start the recovery process, longtime Sarasota Magazine contributing photographer Barbara Banks, a downtown resident, ventured out to capture some of Milton’s aftermath. Here’s what she saw.

Thanks to live webcams, people in Florida and beyond can get a glimpse of what's happening here as Hurricane Milton whips through.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, a barrier island south of Sarasota. Widespread flooding was seen in Punta Gorda, a coastal community roughly 40 miles south of where Milton made landfall. Winds caused a crane to collapse onto a building in downtown St. Petersburg on Wednesday evening.

Hurricane Milton has crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph, knocking out power to millions and producing a series of tornadoes around the

Hurricane Milton brought high winds, heavy rains and life-threatening storm surge to Florida. Here's what the state looked like in its aftermath.

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Washington Post reporter John Farrell describes what it's like on the ground in Tampa, Fla., as Milton makes landfall.

After rapidly intensifying to a rare Category 5 hurricane followed by a gradual weakening to a Category 3 in the Gulf of Mexico, the eye of Milton made landfall at about 8:30 p.m.