TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton is forecasted to make landfall on Wednesday night as a major storm, despite fluctuating between a Cat 5, Cat 4, and Cat 3.
As of the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center, the Tampa Bay area is expected to see between 10 and 15 feet of storm surge. Rainfall from Milton is expected to range between 5-12 inches with localized totals up to 18 inches across portions of the Florida Peninsula and the Keys through Wednesday night.
As the storm draws closer to Florida's coast, numerous live cameras are tracking its movement throughout the state, a list of which can be found below.
Hurricane Milton live cameras in Florida
The University of Tampa - Riverfront Webcam
Clearwater Pier Beach Tampa Bay
EarthCam Live: Hurricane Milton (Naples)
Sunset Terrace at Margaritaville Beach Resort Fort Myers Beach
Intracoastal Waterway Venice Nokomis Florida
Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Early Monday morning, Milton kicked off a rapid intensification starting as a Category 2 storm. By noon, the storm had strengthened to a large Category 5 hurricane.
Florida could see impacts beginning Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
As of the latest advisory, the storm is about 560 miles southwest of Tampa with maximum sustained winds at 155 mph. Earlier on Monday, Milton had maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour.
It is moving east-northeast at 12 mph.
"While fluctuations in intensity are expected, Milton is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane through landfall in Florida," the National Hurricane Center said.