Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida in the early hours with 120mph winds and a dangerous storm surge wreaking havoc across the west coast of the state

Milton slammed into a Florida region still reeling from Hurricane Helene.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida: An expanding Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast on Wednesday (Oct 9), spawning tornados and lashing the region with rain as it threatened the Tampa Bay area, whe

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) and producing a series of tornadoes around the state. Tampa avoided a direct hit.

Milton has spawned tornadoes and heavy rain, threatening Tampa Bay with a potentially life-threatening seawater surge. DW has more.

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm around Tampa, Florida late Wednesday evening.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Hurricane Milton remained a Category 5 storm early Wednesday, according to forecasters who expect the storm to continue growing before making landfall along Florida's west-central coast in about 24 hours.