October 7, 2024, Hurricane Milton news | CNN

Mohamed Azakir/Reuters Live Updates Israel’s Netanyahu warns Lebanon of Gaza-like destruction NOAA / NASA Live Updates The latest on Hurricane Milton Live Updates En español: Última hora del huracán Milton Getty Recap The latest on the 2024 campaign By Mary Gilbert, Dakin Andone, Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Eric Zerkel, Holly Yan, Cindy VonQuednow, Steve Almasy and Michelle Watson, CNN Updated 1:17 AM EDT, Tue October 8, 2024 Video Ad Feedback Meteorologist describes the growing strength of Hurricane Milton 01:53 - Source: CNN What we covered • Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified at a mind-boggling rate into a Category 5 over the record-warm Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to grow in size, which means that although it may decrease in category, its dangerous impacts will be spread over a much larger area. • Milton is forecast to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Its dangerous eye and eyewall could come ashore anywhere from Cedar Key at the north to Naples at the sou...