Hurricane Milton intensifies as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. What we know about the potentially devastating hurricane.

Cesar Chavez and Octavio Jones TAMPA (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton was expected to expand in size on Tuesday as it chugged past Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula en route to Florida's battered Gulf Coast, where more than 1 million people were ordered to evacuate before the monster storm arrived.

It’s expected to be a Category 3 storm, which have winds of 111-129 mph, when it hits the shore in the Tampa Bay region.