Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a State of Emergency for various counties ahead of Milton's arrival.

Not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the Florida coastline, Milton has strengthened rapidly into a major hurricane on a path toward the state.

Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path. Follow the storm.