After evacuating to Fort Lauderdale for Hurricane Milton, Siesta Key resident Scott Giorgi was on the road before dawn Thursday, heading home to see what kind of damage a direct hit from a Category 3 storm would inflict.

Access is restored to Siesta Key, a barrier island in Sarasota County where Hurricane Milton made landfall, and people are getting a first look at the storm’s aftermath

After battering the west coast of Florida with winds, pounding rain and storm surge, Hurricane Milton roared onshore near Siesta Key at 8:30 p.m. as a powerful Category 3 hurricane with estimated wind speeds of 120 mph.