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TAMPA, Fla. − Hurricane Milton regained Category 5 strength Tuesday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Peninsula, where millions scrambled to wrap up storm preparations ...

Editor's note: This page reflects the news on Hurricane Milton for Tuesday, Oct. 8. For the latest updates on Hurricane Milton's projected path and landfall, read USA TODAY's live hurricane ...

Hurricane Milton poses "an extremely serious" threat to Florida as winds increased to 180 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported in its 5 p.m. advisory. Milton located is 675 miles southwest ...

The center predicted Milton would become a major hurricane by Monday and approach Florida's west coast Wednesday. A major hurricane means at least a Category 3 storm, which drives winds of 111 to ...

Milton is expected to reach wind speeds of 115 mph when it reaches Florida's coast, which would classify it as on the lower end of a Category 3 hurricane, per The Weather Channel's forecast.

Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's Gulf Coast: ... Hurricane Milton is heading towards Florida and has strengthened to a Category 5 powerhouse Monday, driving sustained winds of 160 mph.

Live updates on Hurricane Milton are seen on TV as patrons drink and dine at the Copperhead Tavern’s bar in Melbourne Beach, as the hurricane approaches the West coast of Florida and then makes ...

Areas of Florida near Orlando will see the worst of Hurricane Milton between noon on Wednesday and 6 a.m. on Thursday, with wind gusts approaching 120 mph and 8 to 12 inches of rain.

Hurricane Milton is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 4 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene’s devastation.. Milton’s top wind ...

Florida health-care workers exhausted as Hurricane Milton approaches “It gets stressful. You don’t know if you’re going to come back to a home,” a Florida paramedic says.