Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida's West Coast and currently is expected to make landfall between Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning. Rapid intensification is expected and Milton could be a Category 4 hurricane at landfall.

Less than two weeks after the devastation brought by Helene, southern U.S. states are bracing for another powerful storm. Here’s how to track its path in real time. Hurricane Milton has rapidly escalated to a Category 3 storm and continues to gain strength just two days before its anticipated landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.