Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast as a category 4 hurricane on Wednesday night, and it will be catastrophic for the state.FOX 13 Tampa meteorologists say Milton is beginning to encounter a less favorable environment with strong wind shear,

As of the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center, the Tampa Bay area is expected to see between 10 and 15 feet of storm surge. Rainfall from Milton is expected to range between 5-12 inches with localized totals up to 18 inches across portions of the Florida Peninsula and the Keys through Wednesday night.

Tampa will likely be the first area in Florida to feel the wrath of Hurricane Milton. Watch the live footage from the region, here.