Nearly two million Floridians are without power after Hurricane Milton hit the Sunshine State late Wednesday less than two weeks since Hurricane Helene 's devastation. Over 1.901 million outages have been reported in Florida as of 11 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to the USA TODAY power outage tracker.

Federal weather agencies have warned that excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding over the coming days in Florida despite Hurricane Milton’s centre having now passed through the state. Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm in Sarasota County on Florida’s west coast,