The storm went from a Category 2 hurricane to a Category 4 hurricane on Monday morning.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 MPH as the storm heads to Florida's Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Milton is headed to Florida, where meteorologists predict it might make landfall as a Category 3 storm.
The storm is forecast to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, then cut across the Sunshine State to the Atlantic Ocean.
Less than ten days after Hurricane Helene struck Florida, the state is preparing for another possible severe impact from a hurricane
State Rep. Randy Fine was found in contempt of court after he flashed his middle finger and made the "loser" hand sign during a virtual hearing.
A condo board president is accused of multiple felony charges for embezzling $1.5 million from unit owners.
Two Florida men were arrested after allegedly ransacking a strip mall 'Trump Store' during Hurricane Helene.
It is one of several new plates that were approved by lawmakers.
The storm began as a hurricane, the strongest on record to hit Florida's Big Bend, and then moved north into Georgia and the Carolinas.
After slamming into Florida on Thursday, the storm surged into the Southeast
Residents of Tampa Bay have turned to social media for help after Hurricane Helen brought significant storm surge and rainfall to the area, causing flooding.
Residents riding out the storm were also asked to email information about the people staying being so that they could be prioritized by Search and Rescue.
The storm surge from Hurricane Helene was the highest on record and made many roads impassable.
It made landfall in Florida Thursday evening as a Category 4 storm with winds of up to 140 mph.
Jaquane Lawayne Ealey, 42, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was arrested after he allegedly shot the victim several times in the abdomen
It is expected to slam into the state's Big Bend region late Thursday as a 'major hurricane'
Florida could get hit with an 18-foot storm surge and 15 inches of rain.
Fort Lauderdale police's fugitive unit and the US Marshals Service reportedly located and arrested the suspect on Tuesday
The storm is expected to quickly intensify and hit the state as a category 3 hurricane this week
'This could be the storm that the 2024 hurricane season is remembered for,' AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter told USA Today.
Ryan Wesley Routh allegedly wrote a note that implicated himself and offered a $150,000 bounty in the event he failed.