Hurricane Milton updates: Terrifying drone footage shows giant 28-foot waves headed for Florida as monster storm stalks the coast
The expanding Hurricane Milton has almost made landfall on the west coast of Florida, with winds on land already reported at over 85 miles per hour and several inches of rain fallen.
The National Hurricane Center says the storm is centered 20 miles southwest of Sarasota, Florida, and is moving east-northeast at 15 mph, with sustained winds of 120 mph. The storm is probably less than an hour away.
Already, over 500,000 people in the region are without power due to the storm.
The storm is bringing rain and high winds at the Tampa Bay on its steady and potentially catastrophic march toward the west coast of Florida, where officials sounded urgent warnings for residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival.
Apparent tornadoes touched down in the Everglades and Fort Myers. Forecasters warn more could appear across central and southern Florida.
The greatest danger is posed by the wall of water, known as a storm surge, that Milton will whip up. Initially feared to be fifteen feet tall, forecasters now believe the storm surge will be a still record-breaking 12 feet in height.
