Pasco County is bracing for the potential impact of Hurricane Milton, and authorities are urging residents to take the threat seriously and prepare for potential disruptions. The Pasco Sheriff's Office is diligently monitoring the storm's progress and providing updates from the National Hurricane Center.

Pasco County leaders and elected officials spoke Tuesday morning ahead of Hurricane Milton from the Emergency Operations Center.

Hurricane Milton follows Hurricane Helene, which just ravaged the state of Florida. Helene made its way north, bringing the worst of its storm to those in the Appalachian region of the United

Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm, continues to churn across the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast around 2 a.m. on Thursday.