TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton has officially made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County.
The Category 3 hurricane is bringing life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains across portions of central and southwest Florida.
Right now, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 15 miles per hour and is packing maximum sustained winds at 120 mph.
As the storm rages on through Florida's west coast as it makes its way across the state, 10 Tampa Bay is tracking all of the latest updates and monitoring social media as the storm impacts the Tampa area.
Live updates
11:07 p.m. | In a wild video, Tropicana Field's roof was ripped off by powerful winds of Hurricane Milton:
10:00 p.m. | Powerful wind gusts hit downtown Sarasota as Hurricane Milton hits Florida:
9:54 p.m. | Hurricane Milton dumping rain and heavy winds in Ybor City:
9:50 p.m. | The Manatee River is crashing onto the Riverwalk in Bradenton:
9:43 p.m. | A flash flood emergency is in effect for parts of Pinellas, Manatee and Hillsborough counties. Over 16 inches of rain has been reported. This has been a 1 in 500-year flood return interval.
9:15 p.m. | Hillsborough County is giving residents important hurricane tips to stay safe:
8:55 p.m. | Heavy bands of rain dump at the Bishop Museum in Bradenton:
8:47 p.m. | Looking into the eye of Hurricane Milton in Downtown Sarasota where all is calm:
8:30 p.m. | Hurricane Milton officially made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County.
8:18 p.m. | The water had disappeared from Tampa Bay by Milton just before it made landfall:
7:44 p.m. | The first sign of flooding in downtown Tampa Bay came just before 8 p.m.
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