Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified during the last 24 hours and is now a category 5 storm with winds near 180 mph. Milton should begin weakening a little bit as the environment near the coast won't be as favorable to maintain its current intensity. However, even if Milton weakens a little bit, it’s still going to be a very large and powerful hurricane with catastrophic effects across portions of Florida, especially near the coast where it makes landfall. If you are in the path of Milton, please take this storm very seriously and take any and all precautions to protect life and property and as always, listen to local officials when it comes to evacuations. Tropical storm, hurricane and storm surge watches are in effect for portions of Florida. Please click on the discussion tab below to read out full analysis on Milton.

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