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

The storm crashed across the breadth of Florida. flooding and flattening communities, but caused fewer deaths than authorities feared.

The storm may cause radio blackouts and impact satellites in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, according to NOAA. A severe geomagnetic storm forecast through Friday could light up the night sky over much of the northern half of the country,

There's a geomagnetic storm underway, and it could produce the northern lights across the country.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has called for a major geomagnetic storm that was anticipated to hit Earth Thursday and into Friday,

A severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for Thursday into Friday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday it has notified operators of power plants and orbiting spacecraft to take precautions.