Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton made landfall as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane and cut through the state as a Category 1 storm before moving offshore.

The powerful and dangerous Hurricane Milton is expected to make Wednesday landfall in Florida. Follow live updates.

Hurricane Milton is taking aim at Florida and is rapidly intensifying. The Category 5 storm had 180-mph winds at 5 p.m.

Hurricane Milton is taking aim at Florida and is expected to rapidly intensify to a Category 5 storm with 165-mph winds ...

Hurricane Milton is taking aim at Florida and is expected to rapidly intensify to a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds ...

“We are preparing ... for the largest evacuation that we have seen, most likely since 2017, Hurricane Irma," said Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Managemen ...