Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record. It could become the new normal.

Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.

Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida's west coast on Wednesday night (Oct. 9), spawning multiple tornadoes and 28-foot-high (8.5 meters) waves as it plowed a deadly path across the state.

Streets turned into rivers as the hurricane made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). It arrived as a Category 3 storm, bringing 120 mph (190 km/h) winds and storm surges of up to 13 feet (4 m), before weakening to a Category 1 as it crossed central Florida.