Hurricane Milton expected to unleash powerful storm surge on Florida’s Gulf Coast

The Category 5 hurricane is due to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida late on Wednesday or early Thursday, and is potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the region, which is still recovering from devastation caused by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago.

Milton eased slightly to a category 4 storm amid mass evacuations of the Tampa area on Tuesday.

Hurricane Milton continues to threaten Florida's Gulf Coast, with the Category 5 storm now expected to make landfall at Sarasota, just south of Tampa Bay.

The Weather Channel illustrated the immensity of Hurricane Miton through a smart CGI simulated video that clearly shows the deadly nature of the 15-foot storm surge in certain areas on the western coast of Florida.