The National Hurricane Center says people across Florida should take notice: Milton is still just a tropical storm off Mexico, but it's gaining strength and is expected to intensify rapidly as it moves east across the Gulf.

Although Miami-Dade County is outside the forecast cone for Hurricane Milton, the exact timing and location could change and the storm will at least bring heavy and prolonged rainfall.

Tropical Storm Milton could become a hurricane as early as Sunday as it churns toward a devastating impact somewhere along Florida’s already battered Gulf Coast.