Hurricane Milton surged back up to a Category 5 then fluctuated a bit to Category 4 Wednesday morning, with forecasts showing it on a path to hit Florida's west-central Gulf Coast near Sarasota in ...

Florida residents are rushing to finish emergency preparations - or just leave - as Hurricane Milton races toward landfall on the heavily-populated Tampa Bay. Milton is currently a category five ...

Hurricane Milton “rapidly” intensified into a hurricane on Sunday afternoon, barreling through the Gulf of Mexico toward the west coast of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall just after midnight Thursday near Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf coast as a large and dangerous storm, and it will retain hurricane strength for its ...

Florida is preparing for its largest evacuation since 2017 as Hurricane Milton, now a powerful Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, heads for the southeastern U.S. state. The storm’s pending ...

Maximum winds are around 90 miles (145 kilometers) per hour, making Milton a Category 1 storm as it crosses Florida and moves into the Atlantic. Notes: Forecast cone represents a range of possible ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key on the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday night as a major Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds as the state has endured an assault of at least 19 ...

Editor's note: This page reflects the news of Hurricane Milton from Sunday, Oct. 6. For the latest updates on Hurricane Milton's path and forecast this week, read USA TODAY's hurricane live ...

8. Hurricane Milton is expected to continue gathering strength as it moves past the east over the Gulf of Mexico and into parts of the Florida Peninsula, weather officials warned Sunday.

Update: Read the latest on Hurricane Milton here as it approaches the Florida coast. Our earlier coverage is below. At 8 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, the hurricane was moving east-northeast at 12 ...

It's a matter of life and death." Mandatory evacuation orders in Florida are in place for 14 counties as of Wednesday morning. At present, Milton is considered to be a Category 4 hurricane ...

Tropical Storm Milton could threaten Florida as a rapidly intensifying hurricane this week as the storm gains steam over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Widespread flooding rains are likely ...