More than 25,000 outages had already been reported in Florida by 1:15 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to the USA TODAY power outage tracker, with many more expected as Milton approaches landfall late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. You can follow the latest outage numbers using the map embed below.

Forecasters predict Hurricane Milton is on a path to make landfall around the Tampa Bay area Wednesday as a major hurricane.

Hurricane Milton was nearing Category 4 strength and is likely to remain a major hurricane as it nears Florida’s Gulf coast. Here’s the latest forecast path.

Several schools, colleges and universities have announced they'll be closed in anticipation of Hurricane Milton. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says there’s still much uncertainty about Hurricane Milton, but the state is preparing to open highway shoulders for mass evacuations to come.

Less than two weeks after the devastation brought by Helene, southern U.S. states are bracing for another powerful storm. Here’s how to track its path in real time. Hurricane Milton has rapidly escalated to a Category 3 storm and continues to gain strength just two days before its anticipated landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

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.

For the latest updates on Hurricane Milton's projected path and landfall, read USA TODAY's live hurricane coverage for Wednesday, Oct. 9. TAMPA, Fla. − Hurricane Milton regained Category 5 strength Tuesday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Peninsula,

Not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the Florida coastline, Milton has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward the state