The powerful and dangerous storm, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane yesterday, is expected to make landfall late tonight, according to a National Hurricane Center forecast. An NBC News forecast predicts landfall slightly later, sometime between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. tomorrow, somewhere near Sarasota.

Hurricane Milton, which has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, is closing in on Florida’s west coast. The powerful hurricane is expected to make landfall Wednesday night or early Thursday, posing a dire threat to the densely populated zone that includes Tampa,