A series of twisters that struck St. Lucie County left at least five dead and, in a display of their power, ripped apart a large steel building owned by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Department.

By Leonara LaPeter Anton and Brad Brooks ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned more than a dozen tornados,

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane on Florida's west coast near Siesta Key.

The hurricane is moving into the Atlantic but is leaving behind floods, damaged buildings and millions without power and water.