Tropical Storm Milton has formed on a path across the Gulf of Mexico and is likely to bring hurricane-strength wind and rain to Florida by Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center reported Saturday. Forecast models suggest the storm will strike the western part of the Florida peninsula with flooding rain,

Hurricane Milton is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico and move toward landfall somewhere along the coast of Florida, then move east across the state, according to the latest forecasts. The potential path is wide,