Hurricane Milton continued to strengthen early Monday hitting 125 mph sustained winds making it a major Category 3 storm on its way to an expected landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast. “Further strengthening is expected,

Milton's anticipated landfall along Florida's west coast has the National Hurricane Center issuing watches and warnings. Here are the latest watches and warnings issued for the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton. This story will be updated with the most up-to-date information available.

People across Florida were warned that Milton could rapidly intensify into a major hurricane before slamming into the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast midweek.