Milton slammed into Florida's already storm-blasted coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling from the destruction of Helene.

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane. The monster storm came ashore bringing life-threatening storm surge and Category 3 winds. President Joe Biden will "continue to receive updates from his team throughout the night" as Milton moves across the Florida peninsula, the White House said.

Forecasters are urging people in Florida to make preparations or leave their homes today, as the National Hurricane Center confirmed that Milton is a "catastrophic Category 5 hurricane" and will hit Florida later today or early tomorrow as a major storm.