Hurricane Milton intensifies as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. What we know about the potentially devastating hurricane.

Milton has increased to a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, National Hurricane Center says

Hurricane Milton has gone from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. It will destroy parts of Florida, probably from Tampa Bay to the area about 100 miles south of it. Winds could reach 150 MPH, and a storm surge could reach 20 feet.