RECAP: Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, first death confirmed
Hurricane Milton, one of the largest storm systems ever recorded in the US has made landfall on the west coast of Florida.
The “once in a century” storm, has been downgraded from Category Five to Category Three, however, authorities have warned Hurricane Milton has grown bigger in size and now threatens more areas of the Florida coastline.
At its peak, Milton had sustained winds of 250km/h.
The latest update from US officials says sustained wind speed has slowed to 193 km/h, with the risk to life remaining high, especially for the expected 15ft (4.5m) storm surge.
Follow below for the latest on Hurricane Milton.
Hurricane Milton makes landfall bringing total devastation
The eye of the storm has made landfall.
Authorities originally expected the storm to make landfall near the area of Tampa, home to 3 million Americans.
Instead, the storm veered onto a new course, now making landfall near Siesta Key.
“Extremely dangerous category three Hurricane Milton makes landfall,” the US National Hurricane Center.
