Storm Milton Looms: Florida Braces for Impact

Tropical Storm Milton, forming in the Gulf of Mexico, could intensify to a hurricane and threaten Florida next week. Heavy rainfall and life-threatening conditions may affect Florida's West Coast. Meanwhile, Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic isn't threatening land, and Hurricane Kirk, a Category 4 storm, presents risks to the Azores.

Tropical Storm Milton has emerged in the Gulf of Mexico and is poised to strengthen into a hurricane, potentially impacting Florida by next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Currently positioned 220 miles north-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico, the storm brings a risk of severe weather, including strong winds and heavy rain, particularly to Florida's West Coast.

Elsewhere, Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic poses no land threat, and Hurricane Kirk, a Category 4 system, is producing dangerous waves and rip currents affecting the Caribbean and potentially the Azores.

(With inputs from agencies.)