Shelters were open in all 67 Florida counties, and authorities urged residents to evacuate. Milton is expected to make landfall Wednesday night.

Hurricane Milton, which forecasters say poses an "extremely serious threat," is expected to roar into Florida tomorrow.

Hurricane Milton is weakening slightly but remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene’s devastation 12