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UPDATE: Hurricane Milton moving off East Coast as Cat. 1 |5 a.m. Thursday Here's a look around the state and the latest as Hurricane Milton moves off Florida's East Coast.

Jacksonville, Fla. — Hurricane Milton plowed into the state Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm bringing lots of water and winds over 100 mph. It made landfall in Siesta Key. While Tampa Bay was spared a direct hit, Milton spawned a barrage of tornadoes. Just before 7 a.m. Thursday, 3.25 million were without power.

Locally, St. Johns, Clay, Putnam, and Flagler counties sustained the most damage with widespread flooding.

Here’s a county-by-county damage report and images of what the storm left in its wake.

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St. Johns County

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents that there’s widespread flooding in portions of the area and urging people to avoid driving through flood waters.

St. Johns County flooding Thursday morning in the wake of Hurricane Milton
St. Johns County flooding Thursday morning in the wake of Hurricane Milton

Clay County

Clay County Sheriff’s officials gathered Thursday morning before hitting the streets to survey damage from Hurricane Milton. There were 4,800 homes and business without power at 6 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.

They’re asking people to stay off the roads so first responders and linemen can work.

Clay County Sheriff's officials gathered Thursday morning before hitting the streets to survey damage from Hurricane Milton.

Our morning shift is being briefed, and they’re getting ready to hit the streets. The storm is moving offshore, and...

Posted by Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida on Thursday, October 10, 2024

Putnam County

Calls from residents started coming into the Putnam County dispatch at 8 p.m. Wednesday and were still coming in Thursday morning, Danelle Rich, Emergency Management Specialist, told Action News Jax.

She said the county has received more than 150 calls for problems including downed trees, powerlines, and washed out roads. Rich said many of the county’s roads are flooded, but their biggest problem is Dunns Creek. Major flood stage for the waterway is 3 feet and it was at 2.97 late Thursday morning.

Duval County

Crews removed a large tree that feel in the road in the Wilderness neighborhood.

Nassau County

Columbia County

Baker County

Bradford County

Union County

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