Hurricane Milton hit Florida's Gulf coast as a major hurricane, causing devastation as it moved through the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday and early Thursday.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Tornadoes ahead of Hurricane Milton killed four people, St. Lucie County officials said.

Officials have confirmed at least four deaths and believe the toll will go higher as rescue personnel conduct searches.

Live updates and developments about Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Sarasota, Florida , after spawning tornadoes.

During storm coverage for CNN, Anderson Cooper was apparently hit by a piece of flying debris -- and it was caught on camera.

Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, a dangerous storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along ...

Hundreds of thousands of customers were without power in Sarasota and Manatee counties and thousands of people spent the ...

A tree and pole crashed through the roof of the Dr. Walter Kennedy House of Ron Kashden and Kelly Franklin after they ...

Hurricane Milton cut a scar of damage across Central Florida after making landfall on Siesta Key just before 8:30 pm ...

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