Hurricane Milton is taking aim at Florida and is rapidly intensifying. The Category 5 storm had 180-mph winds at 5 p.m. Monday.

Milton's top winds are blowing at 155 mph and could grow into an even stronger Category 5 hurricane before it slams the west coast of Florida.

A look at Milton in the Gulf of MexicoOn the heels of Hurricane Helene, the Category 4 storm that wrecked Florida's Gulf coast and most of the Southeast, the tropics are not slowing down.Sign up for our NewslettersRELATED: Chopper 2 video shows extensive Hurricane Helene damage in St.