Wednesday recap: Hurricane Milton in Ocala and Marion County

Jim Ross,Austin L. MillerOcala Star-BannerShow Caption(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.)The latest updates are available in our Thursday update file.Hurricane Milton continued its path toward Florida's west coast on Wednesday, with landfall expected late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Marion County's storm shelters are open, and people are making their final preparations. Stay tuned here for the latest updates on Wednesday.Marion County power outage report: 1 a.m. ThursdayAs of 1 a.m. Thursday, 58,112 power outages had been reported. That's 19.8% of all accounts in the county. Learn more at our tracker, https://data.ocala.com/national-power-outage-map-tracker/— Jim RossFlash flood warning for Marion County extended until 3 a.m. ThursdayThe National Weather Service issued this statement:"At 10:49 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts...