Hurricane Milton is far from done with Florida, despite a long night of extreme winds and storm surges that caused widespread damage.

Before making landfall Wednesday evening, Milton spawned more than a dozen tornadoes, at least one of which was blamed for the storm’s first deaths.

Below you will find the latest updates from Florida. To read yesterday’s full coverage, go here.

(7:33 a.m. ET) Pinellas County is closing completely

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announces that Pinellas County is closing all entry points into the county as emergency crews address hazardous conditions. The barrier islands are also closed.

(07:18 ET) Boat washes onto road in Port Charlotte

Photos show a boat sticking out into traffic after Milton threw it onto a road in Port Charlotte. Street flooding is reported in the area due to a storm surge of several meters and heavy rainfall.

(6:54 a.m. ET) Pinellas County is urging all residents to shelter in place

Pinellas County is sending an emergency alert to residents and asking people still in the county to shelter in place. This ensures that emergency crews can respond to requests for help and clean up storm damage.

“SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE COUNTRY,” the warning reads. “Many roads are impassable due to downed power lines, fallen trees, debris… YOU MUST STAY OFF THE ROADS until advised otherwise by provincial officials… STAY PUT NOW.”

(6:29 a.m. ET) Rescues underway in the Tampa area

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is responding to calls for help in at least one neighborhood.

“Our logging crews are clearing trees and trying to clear some roadways,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said on the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. “There are fallen power lines and trees everywhere. Please stay indoors. We’ll let you know when it’s safe to come out.”

(6:15 a.m. ET) St. Lucie County Sheriff: “We lost some life”

Milton made lives before the hurricane even made landfall. The St. Lucie County Sheriff confirmed to WPBF 25 News that there were multiple deaths at Spanish Lakes Country Club in Fort Pierce, where a tornado destroyed homes and buildings. The number of deaths is not yet clear.

(5:43 a.m. ET) Storm surge peak not yet reached for Northeast Florida

Although northeast Florida is currently experiencing flooding, the worst is yet to come. The peak of the storm surge will be this afternoon and evening along this part of the Florida coast, the Intracoastal Waterway and the St. Johns River. The St. Johns Basin will see at least two weeks of moderate to major flooding after the peak later today.

(5:25 AM ET) Milton breaks Tampa’s monthly rainfall record in one day

Milton brought a total of 11 inches of rain to Tampa on Wednesday, breaking the city’s monthly rainfall record in just one day. The city’s previous wettest October was in 1922, a month that saw 12 inches of rain.

(5:18 AM ET) St. Johns River is flooding in several counties

Storm surge, high tides and heavy rainfall combine to flood the St. Johns River, causing moderate to major flooding in parts of St. Johns Putnam and Flagler counties.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office warned people not to drive through flooding and shared photos of some scenes in the county.

(4:40 a.m. ET) Here’s the latest on the crane collapse

Late last night, a crane crashed in downtown St. Petersburg, hitting a building that houses the offices of the Tampa Bay Times. This is what is known as This Hour, via the Tampa Bay Times:

-​ The crane was used for the construction of a new residential tower opposite the newspaper office.

-​ No one was injured and there was no one in the buildings affected by the crane collapse.

-​ The crane fell on 1st Avenue South, completely blocking the street.

-​ This crane, and two others on the construction site, were reportedly able to withstand wind speeds of 180 km/h.

(​4:15 a.m. ET) Everyone OK after the roof of the Tropicana field is damaged

T​ropicana Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, suffered extensive damage last night when several panels were ripped off the roof by Milton’s strong winds. The building was used to house essential staff in charge of storm response, and the playing field was lined with hundreds of camp beds.

“There were no first responders at Tropicana Field and the essential personnel who were there are all safe and sound,” a Tampa Bay Rays spokesperson told ABC News. “Teams will better assess the situation when it is safe to do so.”

(​4 p.m. ET) Outages Top 3 million

According to PowerOutage.us, more than 3 million Florida homes and businesses are in the dark. That accounts for about one in four customers statewide.

Not surprisingly, the counties with the largest percentage of after-dark customers are closest to where Milton made landfall. Nearly everyone in Manatee and Sarasota counties has lost power, and Hillsborough County, where Tampa is the county seat, has half a million powerless homes and businesses.