Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota along Florida's west coast Wednesday night, knocking out power for nearly 3 million people. Fatalities and injuries were reported.

Hurricane Milton churned across Florida overnight, bringing dangerous winds, life-threatening storm surge and heavy rain to a region that was pummeled by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago.The storm hit near Siesta Key,

The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall Wednesday night in Siesta Key, about 70 miles south of Tampa.