Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane.
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night. The monster storm roared ashore with life-threatening storm surge, powerful winds and flooding rains.
More than 8 inches of rain pummeled Daytona Beach on Florida’s east coast overnight, causing flash flooding Thursday morning.
The flooding and hurricane-force wind gusts are ongoing from Daytona Beach to Cape Canaveral.
At least 36 tornadoes were reported across Florida on Wednesday as Hurricane Milton came ashore.
There were 133 tornado warnings issued in South Florida -- the most on record for the state and the second-highest for any state in one day.
Multiple fatalities were reported at a St. Lucie County retirement community following a suspected tornado, Sheriff Keith Pearson told ABC News.
Across the state, at least 125 homes have been destroyed, according to Kevin Guthrie, the head of the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
More than 3 million customers were without power in Florida Thursday morning.
More than 50,000 linemen have been pre-staged across Florida to restore power, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
Hurricane Milton is now heading out into the Atlantic Ocean as a Category 1 hurricane, having completed its swing across Florida.
The eye of the storm is now passing past Cape Canaveral, having taken less than eight hours to make its way across the Florida peninsula.
Wind speed remains at around 85 mph, with movement northeast at 18 mph.
-ABC News' Kenton Gewecke
