Hurricane Milton has made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surges and potential flooding to much of the state. Milton drew fuel from exceedingly warm Gulf of Mexico waters, twice reaching Category 5 status. The cyclone roared ashore with maximum sustained winds of 120mph near Siesta Key in Sarasota County, the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre said. Heavy rains are also likely to cause flooding inland along rivers and lakes as Milton traverses the Florida peninsula as a hurricane, eventually to emerge in the Atlantic Ocean on …