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Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida as a Category 3 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Milton’s eye reached the resort island in Sarasota County around 8:30 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said. Upon reaching the coast, it was sustaining wind speeds up to 120 miles per hour, according to forecasters. After the storm began moving across the state, winds died down slightly to maximums of 105 miles per hour, the NHC said.
Half an hour later, at 9 p.m., Milton moved inland along the west coast of Florida, reaching a WeatherFlow station at Skyway Fishing Pier with a sustained wind of 73 mph and gust to 102 mph.
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