Hurricane Milton intensifies as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. What we know about the potentially devastating hurricane.

Hurricane Milton, a powerful and expanding storm that has fluctuated between a Category 4 and 5 as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico, is set to be a "historic storm for the west coast of Florida," according to the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay.

The National Hurricane Center is now tracking Tropical Storm Milton in the Gulf as well as Hurricane Kirk and Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic.