Tracking Milton: Flash flood emergency issued for Tampa area
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Hurricane Milton slammed the Tampa-St. Petersburg area with over 100 mph wind gusts and torrential rain Wednesday night after making landfall. Milton knocked out power to more than a million homes in the metro area. A Flash Flood Emergency covers 2 million people in the metro area. The National Hurricane Center's Jamie Rhome joins Andrew Craft on LiveNOW from FOX.

Tracking Milton: What does FEMA response look like?
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1.5 million homes are without power, and the storm is bringing a deadly surge to Florida's Gulf Coast. Hurricane Milton is expected to be "catastrophic." Former FEMA official Mark Neveau joins LiveNOW from FOX to explain what FEMA's response could look like, as outlined by the government.

Tracking Milton: Millions of homes without power
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More than 1 million homes and businesses were without power within an hour of landfall of Hurricane Milton. The highest number of outages are reported in Sarasota County, where Milton made landfall as a category 3 storm. Melissa Seixas, President of Duke Energy Florida, joins LiveNOW from FOX's Andrew Craft.

Hurricane Milton: Loud wind gust inside news studio
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Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm, the National Hurricane Center says. When it made landfall, Milton had maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour and was last reported moving east-northeast at 15 miles per hour. In the aftermath of the landfall, a loud gust of wind heard inside the news studio startled the news team at FOX 13 Tampa.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall as Category 3 storm
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Florida emergency officials expect Hurricane Milton to cause "catastrophic" damage, and multiple areas are under mandatory evacuation. Fox Multimedia Reporter Chelsea Torres is in Lakeland, Florida, which is 40 minutes east of Tampa. Lakeland is not under mandatory evacuation, but residents in areas prone to flooding were asked to go someplace else for the night. She spoke with host Andrew Craft as Milton moves through Florida.

Hurricane Milton threatens to scatter Florida’s toxic phosphate waste

As Hurricane Milton slams into Florida, environmental concerns mount over the state’s phosphate fertilizer industry and its hazardous waste sites, which are now in the storm’s path.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, FL
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Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Siesta Key in southwestern Florida Wednesday night with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.

Tracking Milton: Landfall imminent, Florida braces for impact
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As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, Hurricane Milton was a Category 3 storm, centered about 20 miles west-southwest of Sarasota, Florida. The National Hurricane Center says the storm had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk spoke with host Christina Evans as Milton closed in on the coast.

Miami Mayor talks about preparations for Hurricane Milton
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As Hurricane Milton charges toward Florida's gulf coast, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke with LiveNOW's Andy Mac. Mayor Suarez urged everyone in the path of the storm to listen to officials and follow evacuation orders.

Hurricane Milton: Update from National Hurricane Center
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Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm as it continues to inch closer to landfall on Florida's west coast. LiveNOW's Andy Mac spoke about the path of Milton with Jaime Rhome, Deputy Director at the National Hurricane Center.

FL Sheriff has warning for looters "Fool around & find out"
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Polk County, FL Sheriff Grady Judd has a message for any looters following Hurricane Milton. Fool Around and Find Out. LiveNOW's Andy Mac spoke with Sheriff Judd about preparations ahead of Milton.

Taylor Swift donates $5 million to Hurricane Helene, Milton relief efforts

Feeding America, a national food bank organization, shared on their Instagram account that Taylor Swift donated $5 million to Hurricanes Helene and Milton relief efforts on Wednesday.

Hurricane Milton threatens IV fluid supply, already thin after Helene

A company that manufactures IV fluids is working to move its supplies to a secure space as the Florida area braces for Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton: These cruise lines are redirecting ships

Many of Florida’s ports are closed ahead of Hurricane Milton. Here’s which cruise lines are impacted.