AM Headlines: Milton Remains a Category 1 Hurricane Breezy Thursday Chilly Night Warming Up This Weekend Discussion: Hurricane Milton is currently over Central Florida — about 40 miles ESE of Orlando. It made landfall last night around 8:30pm over Siesta Key, FL. Milton continues to produce heavy rain with an ongoing Flash Flood Emergency in effect for Central Florida. Significant storm surge, gusty wind and isolated tornado threat continues today for Florida, before milton moves off the coast later this morning. Locally, we will see the wind pick up thanks in part to Milton with winds gusting 20-30 mph through the afternoon. Winds will die down as Milton moves further into the Atlantic. Highs will be cooler as well with temps topping out in the low 70s. Overnight lows will fall into the 30s and 40s overnight — the chilliest night we have had since the spring. Temps will remain cool in the low 70s Friday, before warming back up towards 80 this weekend. Sunny and dry conditions persist through Sunday as well. A cold front will drop through the region Monday. This will bring spotty shower chances to the area, with a blast of cool air to follow. Highs won’t get out of the 60s Tuesday with overnight lows once again dipping into the 30s and 40s across the region.   Milton Fast Facts Made landfall around 8:30pm near Siesta Key as a Cat 3 hurricane w/ sustained winds of 120 mph Between 3 NWS Offices in S Florida there were 126 tornado warnings issued. The most for the state in a single day on record. On July 8, 2024 there were 113 tornado warnings issued by NWS offices due to Hurricane Beryl. Miami (55), Tampa (29) and Shreveport (67) all issued single day record tornado warnings due to hurricanes this year.