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.

Forecasts suggest Hurricane Milton is likely to make landfall in the western part of the Florida peninsula, bringing rain, ocean surge and damaging winds.