While Milton’s prolific rain is causing major flooding and swelling rivers to historic highs in some places, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell said Florida dodged the worst-case scenario.

As Hurricane Milton neared Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, southeast Florida felt mostly removed from the pending destruction. But the region was caught off guard by a historic outbreak of ...

Update: Follow live updates on Hurricane Milton here, including the latest on the impact of the storm. The storm made landfall at about 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time near Siesta Key in Sarasota County ...

See where the heaviest rain hit the state: While Milton’s prolific rain is causing major flooding and swelling rivers to historic highs in some places, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell said Florida ...