Milton is now a Category 2 storm with sustained wind speeds of 100 mph and is expected to “intensify rapidly and become a major hurricane later today.”

Hurricane Milton was continuing to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to become a major hurricane later Monday as it inched toward a midweek landfall along the west coast of Florida, where residents are still reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Helene,

Forecasters say Milton is expected to be a hurricane small in size, but here's an update for the Lake County area and Florida.