Nearly two weeks after Helene made landfall in the northwestern portion of Florida, people across the state are once again picking up the pieces after major hurricane Milton Nearly two weeks after Helene made landfall in the northwestern portion of Florida, people across the state are once again picking up the pieces after major hurricane. This time, Hurricane Milton put a bull’s-eye on the central portion of Florida, making landfall near Tampa and then heading past Orlando and the state’s east coast before finally moving out over the Atlantic.

The storm retained hurricane strength through the entire crossing of Florida. Earlier in the week, the storm intensified from a tropical storm to a major Category 5 hurricane over the ultra-warm Gulf of Mexico waters in 24 hours, taking an unusual track east and then east northeast toward Florida. Milton officially made landfall near Siesta Key around 8:30 p.m. EST as a Category 3 hurricane. AccuWeather meteorologists emphasized the danger of the somewhat weakened storm, which still packed 120-mph winds upon landfall, along with a devastating storm surge.

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