NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hurricane Milton has formed and is quickly strengthening in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday morning. Hurricane Milton was centered about 815 miles (1,310 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kmh), the National Hurricane Center said.

A new tropical storm has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and it could make landfall as a major hurricane in Florida next week. Here's what we know so far.

The National Hurricane Center says people across Florida should take notice: Milton is still just a tropical storm off Mexico, but it’s expected to intensify rapidly as it moves east across the Gulf and could be a major hurricane before it slams into the storm-ravaged Florida coast,