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Milton Hammers Florida as Category 3 Hurricane
Hurricane Milton struck Florida as a Category 3 storm with winds over 100 mph and a surge threat along the Gulf Coast. Landfall occurred near Siesta Key, sparing Tampa a direct hit, as millions faced outages and authorities urged evacuation or sheltering amid tornadoes and flooding across Pinellas to Sarasota counties.
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Tampa
Fla
Milton
Florida
Siesta Key
National Hurricane Center
Gulf Coast
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Atlantic Ocean
Poweroutage.us
Sarasota County
Manatee County
Helene
Pinellas County
Cathie Perkins
Tampa Bay
Polk County Emergency Management
Paul Womble
Palm Beach County
Orlando
Luisa Meshekoff
Ertheless
Channel District
Meshekoff
Jackie Curnick