The National Hurricane Center now lists Hurricane Milton as one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Basin.

From Chad Gillis: Gulf of Mexico waters were washing over Fort Myers Beach Thursday at 6 p.m., and the tide was still rising. The National Weather Service predicted 3-to-5 feet of storm surge here ...

The county, which is just north of Fort Myers, was preparing for 8 to 14 feet of storm surge as the winds picked up, Dunn said. Emergency teams were on standby to begin rescues, but they were ...

along with Captiva where a road washed out and storm surge moved large amounts of sand on roadways. Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island also had flooding and sand covered streets. Milton is ...