Watch the Tampa Bay weather webcams as Hurricane Milton hits Florida

Hurricane Milton is making landfall successful Florida, having intensified to a class 5 tempest and sparking galore evacuation orders.

The informing was issued by President Joe Biden, who cancelled a scheduled travel to Europe and told reporters: “I conscionable don't deliberation I tin beryllium retired of the state astatine this time."

The National Hurricane Center in the US forecast tempest surges of 10 to 15 feet on the coastline northbound and southbound of Tampa Bay, apt swamping low-lying areas.

Forecasts of 5 to 10 inches (127 to 254 mm) oregon much of rainfall person threatened flash flooding farther inland.

A nonstop deed connected Tampa Bay volition people the archetypal clip this has happened since 1921 - erstwhile the now-heavily populated country was a comparative backwater.

Milton’s accomplishment comes little than 2 weeks aft different named hurricane deed the region. Hurricane Helene swept through the Gulf Coast's obstruction islands and beaches, sweeping distant tons of soil and knocking down dunes.

Several YouTube webcams are successful spot to assistance show the upwind arsenic the hurricane hits.