Milton has intensified into a hurricane and Florida's coastal residents face "life-threatening impacts," according to the National Hurricane Center, 10 days after Helene struck the state. Milton is expected to landfall as a major hurricane by midweek,

Tropical storm Milton is strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane and slam into the west coast of Florida.

Hurricane Milton has maximum sustained winds of 80 mph and is moving towards the east at 6 mph. Milton is 815 miles to the west of Tampa, Florida, in the western Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to continue toward the east strengthening into a Category 2 hurricane, with winds of 100 mph by Monday morning.