Hurricane Milton intensifies as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. What we know about the potentially devastating hurricane.

Residents and tourists in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula were bracing for the impact of Milton as it rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming a Category 5 storm on Monday on a path toward Florida.

Florida once again could see a powerful tropical system strike the region as the National Hurricane Center warns of brewing Gulf of Mexico disturbance.