Tropical Storm Milton has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane before it hits Florida - as the vicious natural disaster threatens to derail Kamala Harris' campaign ahead of the election.
Florida on Sunday (Oct 6) prepared for the state's largest evacuation since 2017 as Tropical Storm Milton intensified in the Gulf of Mexico on its path toward Florida's western coast, coming on the heels of the devastating Hurricane Helene.
The storm debuted as a hurricane early Monday after producing sustained winds of 80 mph and continued to strengthen by drawing fuel from the Gulf of Mexico's sultry waters.
Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida's emergency management division, urged people to prepare for the "largest evacuation that we have seen most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma."