Storm-battered Florida braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton which strengthened back to a Category 5 storm Tuesday, as US President Joe Biden begged residents to flee what he warned could be the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a cent...

Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, with tropical force winds affecting the west coast from Wednesday morning.

The Government has issued a warning to travellers to follow local advice and guidance

Although wind speeds may vary before landfall, the storm is still expected to unleash significant damage across the Florida peninsula when it arrives Wednesday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced […]

Dozens of flights have been either cancelled or face long delays due to adverse weather conditions caused by Hurricane Milton in the US

Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, with tropical force winds affecting the west coast from Wednesday morning

Bladhana Richardson told RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show that they had moved the 70 people from the coastal area to central Florida and they were in constant contact.

The race to escape is on as an already battered Florida braces for another powerful hurricane.

Virgin Atlantic said 23 flights between the UK and Florida have been either cancelled or face long delays due to adverse weather conditions caused by Hurricane Milton in the US

Mandatory evacuation orders cover around 5.9 million people ahead of Category 5 storm’s arrival.

Florida healthcare facilities prepare for Hurricane Milton, evacuating patients and stocking up on supplies to weather the storm.

Milton is the second huge hurricane in as many weeks to rumble toward Florida's west coast.

The storm's intensity is particularly concerning given Tampa's explosive growth since its last major hurricane in 1921, when the city's population was just 5,20,004.

The eye, a small yet terrifying feature, has gone through rapid power surge, which appears to be the latest example of a worrying climate trend.

Category 5 storm Hurricane Milton is due to impact Florida later today as residents in the state continue to reel from the impact of the devastating Hurricane Helene

Florida meteorologist John Morales says it was the knowledge of the impact the Category Five superstorm will have that left him almost overcome with emotion during a recent broadcast.

Hurricane Milton, now classified as a Category 5 storm, is headed for Florida’s west coast and could become one of the most devastating storms ever recorded in the region. The state’s population, still reeling from the recent Hurricane Helene, is bracing for potentially catastrophic damage. Milton started as a tropical storm but rapidly intensified in […]

Milton's rapid power surge appears to be the latest example of a worrying trend, scientists said, with climate change not only fuelling more powerful storms, but doing so more quickly.

Hurricane Milton 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 days ago into projectiles.While the storm had previously weakened, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that Hurricane Milton was once again a Category 5 storm.Follow AP’s coverage of tropical weather at https://apnews.com/hub/hurricanes.Here’s the latest:Hurricane Milton picks up lateral speed as it moves toward FloridaMIAMI — Hurricane Milton's wind speeds have slightly decreased, but it remains a Category 5 storm, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center's most recent advisory.The storm has maximum sustained wind speeds of 160 mph (260 kph). As of 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday, it was 405 miles (650 kilometers) southwest of Tampa, Florida. It has picked up lateral speed, moving toward Florida at 12 mph (19 kph), and the hurricane center said it was expected to travel more quickly…

Florida gas stations are running out of fuel ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall.If the storm damages Port Tampa Bay, it could mean long-term trouble

Utah Task Force 1 is headed to south-central Georgia to stage for search and rescue operations that will likely be needed in the days ahead.

As the pop billionaire is set to play at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami next week, some fans have taken to X/Twitter to express their fears the shows will be cancelled.

"I just don't think I can be out of the country at this time,"

Hurricane Milton is closing in on Florida bringing with it 'unsurvivable' 165mph winds - as millions of people are being told to flee the state.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Florida was bracing Wednesday for Hurricane Milton to make landfall, as officials are warning that it could be the most destructive storm on record to hit the region.

Floridians on Wednesday had one final day to evacuate or hunker down ahead of the category 5 Hurricane Milton, potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the Gulf Coast of Florida.

The Salvation Army already provided over 312,000 hot meals and are prepared to do more as Hurricane Milton now brews.