More than 1 million ordered to evacuate Florida's Gulf Coast as Hurricane Milton grinds near

Hurricane Milton was expected to enlarge even as its intensity ebbed on Tuesday as the now-Category 4 storm grinded past Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula en route to Florida's Gulf Coast, where more than one million people were ordered to evacuate before the monster storm arrived.

More than 1 million ordered to evacuate Florida's Gulf Coast as Hurricane Milton grinds near
Cars backed up on a highway

Hurricane Milton was expected to enlarge even as its intensity ebbed on Tuesday as the now-Category 4 storm grinded past Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula en route to Florida's Gulf Coast, where more than one million people were ordered to evacuate before the monster storm arrived.