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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Milton is a Category 2 storm as it moves across Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

At 11 p.m., the NHC said Milton had sustained winds of 105 mph and was moving east-northeast at 16 mph.

Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at about 8:30 p.m., bringing life-threatening surges and destructive winds across the central part of the Florida Peninsula, the NHC said.

The center of the hurricane is now located about 75 miles southwest of Orlando.

The Tampa Bay area is currently under a flash flood emergency, and residents are asked to shelter in place.

Watches and Warnings

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

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 is in effect for:

• Lake Okeechobee
• Florida east coast from the St. Lucie/Martin County Line to the Palm Beach/Martin County Line

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect 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
• North of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida to Edisto Beach South Carolina
• Extreme northwestern Bahamas, including Grand Bahama Island, the Abacos, and Bimini

Some areas that are normally dry near the coast could be flooded due to rising waters moving inland.

• Anna Maria Island, FL to Boca Grande, FL: 9-13 feet
• Anclote River, FL to Anna Maria Island, FL: 6-9 feet
• Tampa Bay: 6-9 feet
• Boca Grande, FL to Bonita Beach, FL: 8-12 ft
• Charlotte Harbor: 8-12 ft
• Bonita Beach, FL to Chokoloskee, FL: 5-8 ft
• Chokoloskee, FL to Flamingo, FL: 3-5 ft
• Sebastian Inlet, FL to Altamaha Sound, GA: 3-5 ft
• Yankeetown, FL to Anclote River, FL: 2-4 ft
• Dry Tortugas: 2-4 ft
• St. Johns River: 2-4 ft

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