PHOTOS: Damage, flooding in Siesta Key, near Hurricane Milton’s landfall
By Elizabeth Klynstra,
5 hours ago
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — When Hurricane Miton arrived at Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, it made landfall near Siesta Key, an 8-mile-long island just west of Sarasota.
SIESTA KEY
In this aerial photo, a vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
A flooded street with debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
US military helicopters fly above flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
A flooded street with debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
In this aerial photo, a flooded street with debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
In this aerial photo, a vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
A man drives though the flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
In this aerial photo, a flooded street with debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
SARASOTA
In nearby Sarasota, Milton left debris-littered streets, trees toppled over on houses and a massive cleanup effort for residents and business owners.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A view of damaged trees as Florida’s first responders are deployed to Sarasota in response to Hurricane Milton in Sarasota, Florida, United States on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: People are seen near a vehicle as Florida’s first responders are deployed to Sarasota in response to Hurricane Milton in Sarasota, Florida, United States on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FL – OCTOBER 10: Residents walk pass next to a damaged yacht at Marina Jack after Hurricane Milton’s landfall on October 10, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A view of damaged trees as Florida’s first responders are deployed to Sarasota in response to Hurricane Milton in Sarasota, Florida, United States on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FL – OCTOBER 10: A Police Officer set up security tape around a broken traffic light after Hurricane Milton’s landfall on October 10, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Boats at Marina Jack following Hurricane on Milton October 10, 2024 in Sarasota, Florida. The storm made landfall at Siesta Key. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A view of damaged trees as Florida’s first responders are deployed to Sarasota in response to Hurricane Milton in Sarasota, Florida, United States on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Florida’s first responders are deployed to Sarasota in response to Hurricane Milton in Sarasota, Florida, United States on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FL – OCTOBER 10: A resident cleans the front of his mobile home after Hurricane Milton’s landfall on October 10, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
As of 12 p.m. Friday, about 2.3 million customers were without power in the state following the category 3 hurricane, according to poweroutage.us .
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