There are 1,402,307 customers without power across Florida after Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm, according to poweroutage.us. A possible tornado caused "significant damage" in Port Salerno, Martin County Fire Rescue said on X while sharing photos of the destruction.

Forecasters are urging people in Florida to make preparations or leave their homes today, as the National Hurricane Center confirmed that Milton is a "catastrophic Category 5 hurricane" and will hit Florida later today or early tomorrow as a major storm.