Category 5 Hurricane Milton is growing into a monster and is forecast to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday.
It's gaining strength as it rolls across the Gulf of Mexico, now clocking in at 175 miles-per-hour -- an 85-mile-per-hour wind increase on Monday alone.
Counties along Florida's west coast have been ordered to evacuate, as the area tries to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Helene.
While some weakening is forecast, Milton is expected to remain a major hurricane up to landfall.
Milton is not expected to have any major impacts on already battered North Carolina as it too continues to deal with the aftermath of Helene.
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