Air Force Hurricane Hunters have confirmed that Tropical Storm Milton strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday afternoon as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida peninsula.

Finally, another area of concern is in the Gulf of Mexico where an area of low pressure is expected to form but only has a 30% chance of continuing to develop. Regardless of development, tropical moisture will surge into Florida. Interests along the U.S. Gulf Coast should continue to monitor the progress of this system.

Strong shear over Northern Gulf may tilt Milton at least some to the east. But Milton will moving in the direction of the shear vectors which may not hinder the storm as much as the magnitudes of 25+ mph typically might. Otherwise all other systems are “go” - warm to very warm water... lots of atmospheric moisture.

A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday morning with the risk of "life-threatening impacts" to Florida's west coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Depression 14 has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico. It is forecast to strengthen into Tropical Storm Milton over the next 12 hours, then undergo a period of rapid intensification before it makes landfall as what is currently forecast to be a Category 2 hurricane across the west coast of Florida on Wednesday.

Florida could soon face another severe storm as a tropical depression is forming in the western Gulf of Mexico, the National Weather Service warned Saturday. “It is forecast to quickly intensify while it moves eastward to northeastward across the Gulf of Mexico and be at or near major hurricane strength when it reaches the

Meteorologist Grant Skinner gives an update on the tropical activity in the Atlantic Basin. The News 5 First Alert Storm Team is tracking Kirk and Leslie which are both hurricanes in the central Atlantic,

A new tropical threat has emerged in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Milton has formed and is expected to become a hurricane by Monday. It could reach major hurricane status before making landfall on the west coast of Florida as early as Wednesday morning.