Florida officials are urging residents to evacuate now as Hurricane Milton intensifies and sets its sights on the state's west coast. Hours before the storm strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday,

Landfall expected Wednesday night. NHC said Milton "has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida."

President Joe Biden warned that Milton could be one of the worst storms to hit Florida in a century and urged residents to leave “now, now, now.”