Thousands of Floridians are rebuilding their communities after Hurricane Milton made landfall as a deadly Category 3 storm this week and cut through the state, bringing destructive storm surge to parts of Florida’s western shore and deadly tornadoes to the east while killing at least 16 people.

In the latest and last advisory on Milton, National Hurricane Center forecasters late Thursday said the storm's sustained winds have dropped below hurricane strength. All tropical storm and storm surg

In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, several communities and organizations across South Florida accelerated and amplified their efforts to assist​ those hit the hardest by the storm.

Lots of damage and some flooding happened across Volusia County, including Daytona Beach. Channel 9 reporter Sam Martello has covered the area as Milton moved through our area. Watch: Hurricane Milton plows across Florida,

Many Floridians spent much of Saturday either waiting hours in line for gas, trying to get home or beginning the arduous work of cleaning up after Hurricane Milton.

Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds Wednesday night before carving a path of destruction across the state, drenching coastal and inland communities with rain and storm surge as its powerful winds caused blackouts and hurled large sailboats on to front yards.

According to scientists, wind speeds during Hurricane Milton were made significantly higher and rainfall significantly greater due to the warming climate.