ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Milton continues on its path toward Florida as a dangerous major hurricane. Milton will bring the potential for strong damaging winds, considerable rainfall, threat for flooding, tornadoes and even coastal storm surge through the duration of the storm.

One factor favoring power restoration: Unlike other major storms hitting Central Florida in recent years, Milton will pass through during daylight hours. That will allow utilities to use their drones and other means to assess damage more quickly.

The Category 4 hurricane had weakened slightly but is still expected to pack some devastating hurricane-force winds, according to the National Hurricane Center, and could produce historic floods. Over the weekend,