At 8 a.m., Milton was pulling away from the east coast of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph.

Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly since making landfall and is now a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph, moving east-northeast at 16 mph, according to the NHC's 10 p.m. update.

Hurricane Milton blew through Brevard overnight bringing strong winds, flooding, loss of power. Storm expected to be offshore midmorning.

Near the place Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night, like so many of the Gulf Coast barrier islands from Sarasota ...

Siesta Key is a barrier island off the coast of Sarasota, Florida. The residents of Siesta Key were still dealing with the damaging winds and massive storm surge from Helene less than two weeks ago, ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Milton made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key in Florida. The ...

HISTORIC HURRICANE MILTON CONTINUES TO SLAM FLORIDA THURSDAY MORNINGThe Sunshine State is not sunny today. Hurricane Milton continues to cut through the state of Florida with heavy rain and wind. Wind ...

"Whitney reacts to Siesta Key Season 4 ...

The CNN anchor braves the Category 3 storm close to where it makes landfall and suffers a direct hit himself on live TV.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm before weakening as it cut through ...

Hurricane Milton's winds ripped off the roof of Tropicana Field in Tampa, Florida. The storm made landfall in the state ...

Maximum sustained winds of at least 120 mph at landfall and its winds will gradually decrease but the high risk of flash floods continue.