Hurricane Milton Forms in the Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. As of 1 p.m. today, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported that Milton has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 mph. Milton is still forecast to intensify into a major hurricane by late Monday.

It is expected to reach the west coast of the Florida Peninsula by midweek.

At the moment, the NHC is monitoring three hurricanes: Hurricane Kirk, located over the central subtropical Atlantic Ocean; Hurricane Leslie, located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean; and now Hurricane Milton, located over in the Gulf of Mexico.