Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.

Hurricane Milton stomped across Florida with tornadoes, storm surge and heavy rain after making landfall near Siesta Key Wednesday evening. It made its way across the state before moving into the Atlantic Thursday morning.

Hurricane Milton is bringing powerful winds, a storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm

More than 3 million homes and businesses were in the dark by early Thursday as Milton was exiting the eastern coast of Florida.

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane on Florida's west coast near Siesta Key.

Washington Post reporter John Farrell describes what it's like on the ground in Tampa, Fla., as Milton makes landfall.

Hurricane Milton moved off Florida's east coast early Thursday morning after making landfall as a Category 3 storm around Tampa late Wednesday evening. The dangerous storm caused widespread power outages,

Hurricane Milton continued to weaken early Thursday as it made its way northeast across the Florida Peninsula after making landfall near Sarasota on the west coast Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm.