Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up numerous tornadoes. The storm caused at least 10 deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night with 45 preliminary tornadoes reported and aggressive wind and rain causing at least fifteen deaths. The devastating storm knocked out power across Florida leaving nearly 3 million homes and businesses without electricity, according to poweroutage.us.

Hurricane Milton ripped across Florida overnight, lashing cities across the state with torrential rain and savage winds before stirring up a series of tornadoes that have so far left four people