Hurricane Milton began its turn toward Florida on Tuesday still a powerful Category 4 hurricane with a forecast landfall near Tampa Bay and projected path that will cut through Central Florida.

The latest news on Hurricane Milton as it heads toward Florida, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene just weeks ago. Follow live as the storm approaches landfall.

Hurricane Milton strengthened back into a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday afternoon and is expected to stay a major hurricane before making landfall over Florida.