Hurricane Milton carves a path of destruction across Florida; millions without power or water

Millions of Floridians from coast to coast are assessing the overnight destruction left by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall at Siesta Key off Sarasota as a Category 3 storm at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, punched across the state and exited the east coast near Cape Canaveral before dawn Thursday.

At least 2.6 million homes and businesses were without power, St. Petersburg residents without water, and major damage was done in the Tampa area, where flash flood warnings were still in effect Thursday.