The Latest Breaking News from Milton

State officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma.

Hurricane Milton has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline

Maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 MPH as the storm heads to Florida's Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Milton intensifies to Category 3, poses threat to Florida and Mexico. Emergency response in place for potential impact.

Milton made landfall on Wednesday as ‘one of the most destructive hurricanes on record’ for the region

Milton is officially considered a hurricane and is headed to Florida, where meteorologists predict it might make landfall as a Category 3.

The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, then cut across the Sunshine State to the Atlantic Ocean.

The National Hurricane Center says people across Florida should take notice: Milton is still just a tropical storm off Mexico, but it's gaining strength and is expected to intensify rapidly as it moves east across the Gulf

Latest system forms in Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, with forecasters expecting upgrade to hurricane in a few days