- Hurricane MILTON continued northeastward over the eastern Gulf of Mexico on 9 October as a category 3-5 hurricane (major hurricane), weakening. After that, it made landfall over the Sarasota city area, western coast of the central Florida peninsula on 10 October around 0.30 UTC, with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h (category 3 hurricane). On 10 October at 6.00 UTC its centre was located inland over the greater Orlando city area, central Florida peninsula, with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h (category 1 hurricane).
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports, as of 10 October, more than 31,000 evacuated people in 149 shelters and 27 counties under evacuation order across the Florida peninsula.
- MILTON is expected to continue northeastward over the weastern North Atlantic Ocean on 10-11 October, far off the eastern Florida coast, further weakening into a tropical storm.
- Over the next 24 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are still forecast over most of Florida. The hurricane warnings and storm surge warnings issued by NOAA over the state remain in effect.
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