Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified Monday morning, strengthening from a Category 4 to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of around 160 mph as it took aim at a Florida Gulf Coast,

Milton has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years.

President Biden on Monday signed a disaster declaration for Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches its coast, the second major storm to hit the state in recent weeks. Biden’s emergency