Milton was tracking across the Gulf of Mexico bound for what could be a devastating crash along Florida's already storm-battered western coast.

Another monster hurricane is set to strike the U.S. just two weeks after the last one. Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified to Category 5 strength on Monday, less than two days after it formed as a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico,

Milton has become a Category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida's west coast, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay.