The hurricane was later downgraded to a Category 2 storm and has since been downgraded to a Category 1 storm. During an appearance on Fox Weather, St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson confirmed ...

Update: Follow live updates on Hurricane Milton here, including the latest on the impact of the storm. More than 3.2 million customers were without power in Florida early Thursday, according to ...

Hurricane Milton approached known maximum storm strength limits on Monday night, with wind gusts briefly topping 200 miles per hour. The blistering power of the storm — the second most powerful ever ...

For the latest news on Hurricane Milton, visit USA TODAY's hurricane tracker for Thursday, Oct. 10. After initially weakening on Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton has again intensified to a Category 5 ...

Roberto Ramirez returned Thursday morning from his overnight shift in a local hospital to find water up to his knees in front of his Altamonte Springs home. The scene has become all too familiar to ...

Editor's note: This page reflects the news on Hurricane Milton for Monday, Oct. 7. For the latest updates on Hurricane Milton's path and forecast this week, read USA TODAY's hurricane live coverage ...

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As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's central west coast, residents are preparing for the worst. The storm exploded into a Category 5 hurricane earlier this week, and now threatens to be one of the ...

Floridians dug out from under Hurricane Milton’s path of destruction that killed at least 12 people, left millions without power or water and destroyed homes and businesses across the state. For all ...

For our more recent reporting on Hurricane Milton, head here. Communities in Florida — some still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now bracing for the landfall of a new storm, Category 5 Hurricane ...