Tropical Storm Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday with its path aimed at Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state. The hurricane is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon,

Milton is forecast to rapidly intensify in the next couple of days in the Gulf of Mexico and become a major hurricane on Monday, forecasters said.

Across Central Florida residents are preparing for Hurricane Milton’s forecasted powerful wind and rain as it takes aim at Florida’s Gulf Coast with landfall set for midweek. The storm intensified into a Category 1 Hurricane with winds of 80 mph on Sunday afternoon but is expected to continue growing into what officials call a “life-threatening” Category 3 Hurricane.