As Hurricane Milton made its way through Southwest Florida as a major hurricane, it was leaving behind a trail of devastating destruction.Milton made landfall Wednesday night near Siesta Key in Sarasota County, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane. The hurricane made landfall as the National Hurricane Center was warning that the storm would bring "life-threatening storm surge," extreme winds and flash flooding.The NHC said Milton was fueled by extremely warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Milton was expected to remain a hurricane as it crosses the Florida peninsula Thursday before emerging in the Atlantic Ocean.Video above: Wind and rain from Hurricane Milton batter the streets of St. Petersburg Doorbell camera and storm camera videos submitted to sister station WBBH and from CNN show some of the flooding after Milton made landfall. See the videos here:Reverse storm surgeVideo of reverse storm surge in Tampa from Wednesday nightFlooding in Fort MyersThe Caloosahatchee River pushes inland, causing intense flooding as roads begin to disappear. Flooding at Fishermen's Village in Punta GordaJustin Thomas submitted a video captured from a storm camera set up at Fishermen's Village in Punta Gorda. That video shows storm surge on the rise around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday. Flooding in streets of Port CharlotteA video submitted by April Cline shows streets flooded with water along Tarpon Boulevard in Port Charlotte.Intense storm surge, winds in Fort MeyersA nighttime video shows a storm surge and palm leaves blowing sideways in Fort Meyers.Sheriff's office shares video from deputiesThe Lee County Sheriff's Office in Florida shares video from deputies as they encounter flooding and storm surge impacting the area.