Hurricane Milton continued its path toward Florida's west coast on Wednesday, with landfall expected late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Marion County's storm shelters are open, and people are making their final preparations. Stay tuned here for the latest updates on Wednesday.

Hurricane Milton brought wind, rain and power outages to Marion County, but no reports of serious injuries or major damage.

Ocala/Marion County spent Tuesday preparing for Hurricane Milton, expected to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall along Florida's west coast.

Tuesday is a day to prepare as Hurricane Milton continues its approach to the Florida coast. The storm is expected to make landfall late Wednesday. Marion County remains under a hurricane watch, and the county's shelters open later today. Stay tuned here for updates throughout Tuesday.

That's how the National Hurricane Center describes Milton in its latest guidance. For the latest on the storm track and overall forecast, check here.

A woman was killed and another woman seriously injured when the vehicle they were riding in struck a large tree in NW Marion County early Tuesday.