Milton arrives less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the Gulf Coast and killed at least 225 people in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina.

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida’s west coast, communities prepare for destructive storm surge and damaging winds.

WHEN WILL HURRICANE MILTON HIT FLORIDA? Milton's center has been moving northeast across the Gulf of Mexico at about 16 mph (26 kph). Forecasters expect it to make landfall around Florida's Tampa Bay area late on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning,