Hurricane Milton to batter Florida Florida is readying for mass evacuations as Hurricane Milton bears down on the southern U.S. state – still reeling from Hurricane Helene which killed 14 people there mere days ago 04:00 Oct 7 01:00 Oct 8 13:00 Oct 8 01:00 Oct 9 13:00 Oct 9 01:00 Oct 10 01:00 Oct 11 01:00 Oct 12 UNITED STATES FLORIDA Gulf of Mexico MEXICO BAHAMAS CUBA JAMAICA HAITI BERMUDA Atlantic Ocean DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PUERTO RICO Caribbean Sea 500km 300 miles Potential track area* Major hurricane Hurricane Tropical storm *Cone contains probable path of storm centre, not areas that will experience impacts Sources: AP, BBC, NOAA Time: Central Daylight Time (GMT-5 hrs) © GRAPHIC NEWS