Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as category 3 storm

Washington, Oct 10 (UNI) Hurricane Milton has made landfall in central Florida as a category 3 storm, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a statement.

“Extremely dangerous category 3 hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key Florida… life-threatening storm surge, extreme winds, and flash flooding occurring over the central Florida Peninsula,” the NHC said on Wednesday night.

Max sustained winds at landfall are estimated at 120 miles per hour, the NHC added.

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