MIAMI — Milton is now a Category 1 hurricane after forming as a tropical storm in the western Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and continues strengthening as it approaches Florida's Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Milton is forecast to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast aftre midnight as a major Category 4 hurricane with “devastating” 130 mph winds and 15-foot surge, according to the National ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says there’s still much uncertainty about Hurricane Milton, but the state is preparing to open highway shoulders for mass evacuations to come. “We’re just dealing ...

MIAMI – Hurricane Milton continued on a path toward Florida as a dangerous Category 4 storm on Wednesday, with landfall forecast for early Wednesday or early Thursday morning somewhere between ...

Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Milton is on track to hit Florida midweek, bringing more storm surge and flood warnings to weather-battered residents recovering from ...

Tropical Storm Milton strengthened into Hurricane Milton over the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and is expected to become a major hurricane before it makes landfall on the Florida Peninsula on ...

Hurricane conditions are possible along nearly all of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Tropical storm-force winds may reach land as soon as Wednesday morning, and Milton is set to make landfall late Wednesday.

Hurricane Milton is rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico, as Florida residents from Jacksonville to Naples scramble to prepare for a hit from what's expected to become a major hurricane.

Tropical Storm Milton was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday afternoon as it roared across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. Milton registered sustained winds at 80 mph and was expected ...

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 ...

Hurricane Milton is on track to wallop Florida’s Gulf Coast midweek, where weather-battered Floridians are still recovering from the disastrous impact of Helene. Milton intensified into from ...

The latest: Hurricane Milton developed Sunday afternoon off the coast of Mexico. Milton is set to move east through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and is projected to strengthen into a major ...