Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key just before 8:30 pm Wednesday evening as the Category 3 storm continued lashing the Gulf Coast with heavy rains, whipping winds while spinning off a string of tornadoes across much of the peninsula.

Hurricane Milton’s impending arrival along Florida’s west coast could get captured on various beach cameras along the Suncoast. However, local cameras in Manatee and Sarasota — the areas projected for direct landfall late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning — may go offline if the cameras have power and internet outages.