Hurricane Milton moved off Florida's east coast early this AM, downgraded to a Cat. 1 storm. Milton made landfall around 2030 ET on Wednseday near Siesta Key, Florida, a barrier island next to Sarasota. The storm's destructive winds and torrential rains sparked widespread power outages to over 3 million customers in the state. 

As of 0500 ET, the National Hurricane Center said Milton's eye was about ten miles northeast of Cape Canaveral and traversing into the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds above 85 mph, making it still a dangerous Cat. 1.