Tornadoes smash into Florida with deaths already reported — Hurricane Milton latest --[Reported by Umva mag]

The storm made landfall as a Category 3 storm before weakening to a Category 2.

Oct 10, 2024 - 05:30

Tornadoes smash into Florida with deaths already reported — Hurricane Milton latest --[Reported by Umva mag]

People watch a flooded street in south Florida — Streets have flooded as the storm roars through (Picture: AFP)

Hurricane Milton has made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, with winds of more than 100mph slamming the state and producing a series of deadly tornadoes.

It came ashore near Siesta Key, a small beachfront community south of Tampa, before weakening further to a Category 2 storm.

The Tampa Bay area had not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane in more than a century, but the storm was still bringing a potentially deadly storm surge to much of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Multiple tornadoes also formed, with deaths from the storm already reported in St Lucie county.

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