Hundreds of residents, many of them seniors, registered at Middleton High School, one of several shelters available across Hillsborough County.

Hurricane Milton is currently a Category 4 storm and follows Hurricane Helene and long history of other storms that have caused life-altering effects for the people that are in its path. People in states including Florida and North Carolina are still recovering from the devastation left by Hurricane Helene which made landfall at the end of September.

Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm before weakening to a Category 1 as it moves over the state, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the US this year.