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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A few evacuation orders and recommendations have been issued throughout the First Coast ahead of Hurricane Milton. Local, county and state leaders are taking necessary steps to ensure people remain safe from Hurricane Milton's forecasted effects. That includes the potential for evacuation orders.

Hurricane Milton, a powerful category 5 hurricane as of Monday afternoon, is headed toward a likely landfall on Florida’s west coast.

Devastating impacts are forecast for Florida from Hurricane Milton, including life-threatening storm surge, flooding rain and damaging winds.

Hurricane Milton, now a powerful Category 4 hurricane, is taking aim at Florida's west coast. Landfall is expected late Wednesday night, possibly as a Category 3 hurricane. Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene.

Officials have been urging residents to heed evacuation warnings before Hurricane Milton hits Florida's western coast.

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Milton could double in size by the time it makes landfall Wednesday night.

Not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the Florida coastline, Milton has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward the state

Video filmed Oct. 7 shows backed-up traffic on Interstate 75 outside the Tampa area as Florida residents began to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton.