The National Hurricane Center says Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, with Sarasota-Bradenton region feeling strong effects.

Dr. Ryan Truchelut, of Tallahassee-based WeatherTiger, tracked category 3 Hurricane Milton and offered up-to-the-minute meteorological insight and running analysis on what to expect through its catastrophic landfall in Sarasota and through the Florida peninsula.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, a deadly storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moved through Florida early Thursday. Power outages were widespread and deaths have been reported from severe weather.