FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—Milton strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Monday as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as the storm headed toward population centers including Tampa and Orlando.
Hurricane Milton grew into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (193 kph) over the southern Gulf of Mexico as storm surge and hurricane watches for parts of Florida and a hurricane warning for the Mexican coast were issued, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
