Hurricane Milton live updates: category 3 storm makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida

Residents braced for potentially catastrophic storm surge as state pounded by severe winds and heavy rain Seven tornadoes hit Florida in advance of Milton Some locals choose to stay: 'We have faith in the Lord' Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida as a category 3 storm with 120 mph sustained winds, according to the National Hurricane Center. Scientists define landfall as the moment the eye of the hurricane moves over the coast - although the approach of the eye wall in the...