Florida Governor Ron DeSantis provided updates on Hurricane Milton as the storm begins to make landfall south of Tampa.

“There have already been 116 tornado warnings, with 19 confirmed touchdowns across the state, nine flash flood warnings and four additional flood warnings, with many more to come,” he said.

To address fuel shortages — more than 60% of gas stations in Tampa and St. Petersburg were out of fuel as of Wednesday afternoon, according to GasBuddy analysts — he added: “When the ports reopen, Florida Highway Patrol will be ready to escort fuel trucks to gas stations so that people have access to fuel when they return home.

“Right now it’s too dangerous to evaluate safely, so you have to stand down,” he said.

Nearly 100 tornado warnings issued ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall

As Hurricane Milton begins to make landfall, storm chaser and meteorologist Reed Timmer, who has been tracking the storm, shared images from just south of Tampa. According to CNN, wind gusts in excess of hurricane force (75 mph or higher) have been reported along the coast, including a gust of 90 mph at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.

According to Poweroutage.us, more than 311,000 customers in Florida are without power as Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Tampa. The site tracks a total of 11.5 million users in the state. The majority of outages are along the state’s Gulf Coast.

Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton to make landfall as a state battered by winds