FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) October 7, 2024 A Hurricane Warning and a Storm Surge Warning are up for much of both the west and east coasts of Florida, as Hurricane Milton races across the record-warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico toward an expected Wednesday night or early Thursday morning landfall.

As Hurricane Milton intensified on its path toward Florida's Gulf Coast, the strength of the system increased the severity of the storm surge forecast.

Hurricane Milton will bring an incredible storm surge to the Florida Gulf Coast. A storm surge in excess of 10 ft will cause tremendous devastation.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Category 4 hurricane is forecast to slash across Florida after making landfall in the Tampa Bay area early Thursday morning. “Oftentimes storms hit Florida and come right up the coast and sometimes all the way up into New England,

It's not uncommon for hurricanes to threaten the Florida coast in October, but the rapidly evolving Hurricane Milton is not quite the norm, experts say.