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Photos from Florida as Milton leaves a path of destruction heading into the Atlantic Ocean

Milton, a Category 1 hurricane, was moving off Florida’s east coast into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning, after leaving millions without power.

Mark Cionci surveys damage at the Pass-A-Grille Marina on Thursday, the day after it was hit by Hurricane Milton in the Pass-A-Grille community in St. Pete Beach, Fla. (Ted Richardson)
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Milton, a Category 1 hurricane, was moving off Florida’s east coast into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning after killing at least 14 people.

Hurricane Milton

Milton, an extremely dangerous Category 3 hurricane, made landfall along Florida’s west coast Wednesday night. See its path with our storm tracker, view the widespread damages and watch live-stream feeds. Here are four key details about Hurricane Milton that shocked meteorologists.

The latest: How bad was Hurricane Milton? Before landfall, destructive tornadoes touched down across Florida in what could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the Tampa Bay area in more than a century.

Milton’s impact: Some Florida residents pondered evacuation ahead of Milton’s landfall, but many refused to leave before Hurricane Helene. FEMA has enough relief funding for Hurricane Milton, but the Small Business Administration is set to run out of funding for hurricane victims within days.