(NEXSTAR) – The view on land in Florida Thursday afternoon ... The bands of clouds stretching out from the hurricane’s eye ...

Tom Llamas Reporting from Sarasota, Florida It's silent and calm in Sarasota, and it's possible Milton's eye may be over ... still be a major hurricane when it touches land. It is expected to ...

According to the National Hurricane Center, the eye of the storm touched land near Mexico Beach, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon. Hundreds of thousands were told to evacuate but many have not fled.