Milton has strengthened into a major hurricane on a path toward Florida not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the state's coastline.

Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly but remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa. Almost the entirety of Florida’s west coast was under a hurricane

Florida’s Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton’s winds and expected massive storm surge, which could bring destruction to areas already reeling from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago and still recovering from Ian’s wrath two years ago.