Standing on a thick layer of sand, Adam Robinson’s head nearly reached the ceiling of his beachfront condo in Siesta Key — ground zero for Hurricane Milton.

After battering the west coast of Florida with winds, pounding rain and storm surge, Hurricane Milton roared onshore near Siesta Key at 8:30 p.m. as a powerful Category 3 hurricane with estimated wind speeds of 120 mph.

Hurricane Milton has made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It has lashed the state with powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding. The cyclone