Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials prepare for Milton.

Hurricane Milton is headed for Sarasota and Manatee counties, causing widespread evacuations ahead of a deadly storm surge.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor took to television with a dire warning for those staying behind in evacuation zones ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall.

Hurricane Milton, which forecasters say poses an "extremely serious threat," is expected to roar into Florida tomorrow.

FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) October 7, 2024 A Hurricane Warning and a Storm Surge Warning are up for much ...

Hurricane Milton, currently churning in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to make landfall in Florida soon before making its way across the state.

With reverse storm surge, especially in larger storms, the opposite happens, explained AccuWeather meteorologist Paul ...

A 2023 study found nearly half of all fatalities in landfalling hurricanes in the U.S. between 1963 and 2012 were the result ...

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton struck Tampa Bay, in 1921, the city was a sleepy backwater of a few hundred thousand people.

The system is threatening the Tampa Bay area, which is home to more than 3.3 million people and has managed to evade a direct ...

Live updates tracking news and messaging from Lee County as Hurricane Milton makes its way toward the west coast of Florida.

Live updates tracking news and messaging from Collier County officials as Hurricane Milton makes its way toward the west ...