Hurricane Milton, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Tuesday afternoon, is taking aim at Florida.

Hurricane Milton regained Category 5 strength Tuesday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Peninsula, where millions scrambled to wrap up storm preparations and evacuate vulnerable areas.

Hurricane Milton is moving toward Florida as a powerful and life-threatening Category 5 storm. It is expected to make landfall late Wednesday night or Thursday morning with the threat of devastating storm surge,