A tattered American flag flaps outside a home as furniture and household items damaged by Hurricane Helene flooding sit piled along the street awaiting pickup, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton,

Hurricane Milton is forecast to retain major hurricane status and expand in size as it approaches the west coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. Milton was located about 520 miles southwest of Tampa,

Hurricane Milton, now a Category 4 storm, remains an extremely dangerous one for Florida residents living along the west-central coast.