Hurricane Milton is currently a Category-5 storm and it is expected to make landfall on western Florida on Wednesday or Thursday.

Flights out of Florida will stop Tuesday, with Tampa International Airport grounding trips at 9 a.m. and St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport closing after the last flight that day. Forecast models currently show Milton remaining at hurricane strength as it moves east across Florida toward the Atlantic Ocean.

Stores across the central Florida region saw runs on bottled water, flashlights, and generators. Long lines of vehicles jockeyed for sand and sandbags — scarce, in some places that offered