This week, the latest path forecast has Hurricane Milton on a collision course with Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane. So what type of damage can those in the cone of uncertainty — which includes Manatee County — expect?

Milton is forecast to become a Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 145 mph before it makes landfall on Wednesday.

Florida is bracing as Hurricane Milton has intensified into a Category 2 storm two days before it’s due to make landfall on the state’s Gulf Coast, where communities are still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Helene.