With Hurricane Milton expected to take aim at Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, Tampa Airport suspended its operations Tuesday morning. The airport closed to the public around 9 a.m. It also impacted travel out of Bradley International Airport.

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state.

Five people were killed in the powerful tornadoes that struck St. Lucie County on Florida's east coast, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Twelve tornadoes were reported in the county within 90 minutes, prompting over 900 calls to 911,