Watch a live view of Tampa on Wednesday (9 October) as Florida braces for “catastrophic” Hurricane Milton. Millions of residents are racing to evacuate as the Category 5 storm approaches landfall on the state’s western coast.

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

Forecasters say Milton is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida late Wednesday as a dangerous major hurricane.