PHOTOS: First look at Siesta Key after Hurricane Milton
Elizabeth Klynstra and Sara Filips
A drone image shows a flooded street due to Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)
SIESTA KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key on Oct. 9.
The eye of the storm reached land around 8:30 p.m. with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.
Aerial images show the damage in Siesta Key, and in Osprey, which is located just inland of the island.
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SIESTA KEY
A drone image shows a flooded street due to Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)
A drone image shows a flooded street due to Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)
A drone image shows a flooded street due to Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)
OSPREY
OSPREY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A woman walks near a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
OSPREY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
OSPREY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: People walk near a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
OSPREY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A motorist drives through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
OSPREY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
VENICE
About 15 miles south down the coast from Siesta Key, residents surveyed the damage to their community.
VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Residents talk to a motorist on a street littered with storm debris from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government
City of Venice
City of Venice
City of Venice
VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Storm damage at a home in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Storm damage to beachside property in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A man uses a smart phone near storm damaged beachside property in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A man cleans sand off a beach side condominium unit in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Nearby areas including St. Petersburg saw 18 inches of rainfall and wind gusts of over 100 mph, according to officials. They also confirmed two fatalities during the storm.
