Milton grew more powerful and gained hurricane status Sunday as it rolled through the Gulf of Mexico on a track that imperils areas of the Florida Peninsula still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Tropical Storm Milton is intensifying with the risk of "life-threatening impacts" increasing for Florida's west coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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