UPDATE: Hurricane Milton downgraded to a Category 2 storm

10PM UPDATE

Hurricane Milton made landfall after 8:30pm on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, and has since weakened to a Category 2 hurricane as it continues to move across Florida.

After forming Saturday as a tropical storm, it intensified quickly to Cat 5, and moved between Cat 5 and Cat 4 before weakening to Cat 3 Wednesday.

As of 10pm, the storm was moving east-northeast at 16mph, with sustained winds maxing at 110mph.

A hurricane warning is in effect for:

Florida west coast from Bonita Beach northward to Suwannee River, including Tampa Bay
Florida east coast from the St. Lucie/Martin County Line northward to Ponte Vedra Beach

A hurricane watch has been issued for the following:

Dry Tortugas
Lake Okeechobee
Florida west coast from Chokoloskee to south of Bonita Beach
Florida east coast north of Ponte Vedra Beach to the mouth of the St. Marys River
Florida east coast from the St. Lucie/Martin County Line to the Palm Beach/Martin County Line

A tropical storm warning is in place for:

Florida Keys, including Dry Tortugas and Florida Bay
Lake Okeechobee
Florida west coast from Flamingo to south of Bonita Beach
Florida west coast from north of Suwanee River to Indian Pass
Florida east coast south of the St. Lucie/Martin County Line to Flamingo
Savannah River to Edisto Beach South Carolina
North of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida to the Savannah River
Extreme northwestern Bahamas, including Grand Bahama Island, the Abacos, and Bimini

A storm surge warning is in effect for:

Florida west coast from Flamingo northward to Yankeetown, including Charlotte Harbor and Tampa Bay
Sebastian Inlet Florida to Altamaha Sound Georgia, including the St. Johns River