Even though Hurricane Milton hasn’t made landfall on Florida’s coast, areas across the state are already seeing the effects Wednesday afternoon.

A tornado moves across Alligator Alley in South Florida as Hurricane Milton moved toward the state on Wednesday, 10/9.

Hurricane Milton is expected to be a large and powerful hurricane when it makes landfall tonight or early Thursday on Florida’s west coast, according to the. Rain was already affecting parts of Florida on Wednesday morning,

Teachers, parents and students who are anxious to know if school will be canceled this week in Miami-Dade County as Hurricane Milton heads toward the western coast of Florida should keep their eyes on social media.

There would be no mandatory evacuation orders in the Brevard County as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, Emergency Management Director John Scott said in a live media broadcast Tuesday morning. The county will open three hurricane shelters beginning at 9 a.