Hurricane Milton, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Tuesday afternoon, is taking aim at Florida.

Milton was expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. The Tampa Bay region could face a direct hit, but the ...

An abnormally warm Gulf allowed Helene to quickly intensify to a Cat 4. Similarly, Milton’s strength swelled from Cat 1 to ...

Tuesday marked the last chance for millions of people in the Tampa metro area to prepare for a possible head-on blow from a ...

The powerful and dangerous storm, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane yesterday, is expected to make landfall ...

For the latest news on Hurricane Milton, visit USA TODAY's hurricane tracker for Wednesday, Oct. 9. After ...

Tampa Bay residents are woke up Wednesday on the razor’s edge of a nightmare scenario as Hurricane Milton churns closer to the Gulf Coast.

Forecasters warn the immense and powerful storm could generate “life-threatening” storm surge of up to 15 feet in a region that's particularly flood-prone.

Tampa's airport sits just feet above the waters of Tampa Bay. And a significant storm surge is likely coming. "We've got to ...

Tampa's surge lessens with a more southward trend, but it could still be catastrophic, with landfall about 50 miles south.

The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm surge can get as high as 15 feet in some places, and rainfall totals could ...

You'll often hear us mention storm surge as a big threat with landfalling hurricanes. While this is mostly a coastal issue, ...