Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a powerful Category 3 storm Oct. 9, 2024, before exiting out of Cape Canaveral a day later

The highest wind gust reported locally was early Thursday morning, well after the Wednesday afternoon outbreak of suspected tornadoes.

As the sun rises across the Treasure Coast, rough surf continues across its beaches. There is a high risk of rip currents along all Central Florida beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. That means numerous strong, life-threatening rip currents.