As of Wednesday morning, Milton is at Category 4 status, having spent much of Tuesday at Category 5. However, it is still considered a major and extremely dangerous storm.

Hurricane Milton, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Tuesday afternoon, is taking aim at Florida's west coast. Landfall is expected late Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane.Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene.